This was not the former VP nominee’s best day…
“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,” she continued. “And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught [...]

Rush Limbaugh has said the so-called dream ticket featuring Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton doesn’t stand a chance because it would include both an African American and a woman. Let’s set aside the gut instinct to call Limbaugh a class A bigot and ask, does he have a point? America might be ready for a [...]

They’re nailing Ted Kennedy to the wall for endorsing Barack Obama. Why? Because Barack doesn’t have a va-jay-jay.
From Politico:
“Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really hit women hard. Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him, hushed [...]

This podcast looks at (1) results of the South Carolina Democratic Primary; (2) a brief discussion about the media coverage of identity politics and (3) a look ahead to the Florida and February 5th primaries…
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In this video, I discuss the content and tone of 2008 election coverage. In my opinion, yellow journalism has returned and voters must be cautious, wary and skeptical. Most importantly, they must demand more…

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She got 29%. He got 27%.
Does Hill have a male problem?

That’s the scoop from E&P:
NEW YORK A new Gallup Poll finds that better than one in six Americans, including similar numbers of Republicans and Democrats, indicate they would not support their party’s nominee for president if that person were a Mormon.
The poll was conducted from Dec. 6 to 9, immediately following the major speech by [...]

These results come from our Vizu polling module located in the center sidebar.
13% of you wouldn’t vote for a woman in any case? Really? And 4.5% of your aren’t sure?
Huh.

I ran across this recent article The Porn Myth in New York Magazine which comes to a rather disturbing conclusion..
“For the first time in human history, the images’ power and allure have supplanted that of real naked women. Today, real naked women are just bad porn.�
What’s your opinion?

From Reason:
The divergent career paths of men and women may reflect a basic unfairness in what’s expected of them. It could be that a lot of mothers, if they had their way, would rather pursue careers but have to stay home with the kids because their husbands insist. Or it may be that for one [...]

This feels a bit time-warpish, but Congress may try to re-pass (and then urge the states to ratify) the Equal Rights Amendment.
Oh, joy. I always get excited at the prospect of more Phyllis Schlafly (pictured) on my television.
On the one hand, why not? On the other hand, it’s arguable whether such an amendment is even [...]

It’s become fashionable to put down Barack Obama, just to compensate for the embarrassing fervor of his fans. But that too can go too far, and today I read something that reminded me what it is about him that genuinely appealed to me before he was a superstar. From an excellent Seattle Times [...]

From opposite ends of the country, two stories that will either make you laugh or simply shake your head.
First, from North Dakota:
North Dakota’s House has agreed to repeal the state’s anti-cohabitation law without a vote to spare, and Gov. John Hoeven is expected to sign it.
The law, which makes it illegal for a man and [...]

Suddenly, they’re everywhere.

I’m in the midst of writing another book now, called The Broken American Male. It’s about how the family rut is primarily due to the fragmented nature of today’s manâ€â€?just how messed up men are today and how we can heal them.

~ Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, in Publishers Weekly.
Discuss.

Retired army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, John M. Shalikashvili, writes an op-ed in the NY Times about don’t ask, don’t tell…
When I was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I supported the current policy because I believed that implementing a change in the rules at that time would [...]

Did you realize that Israel has gender segregation on buses?
From Haaretz:
A woman who reported a vicious attack by an ad-hoc “modesty patrol” on a Jerusalem bus last month is now lining up support for her case and may be included in a petition to the High Court of Justice over the legality of sex-segregated buses.
Miriam [...]

The numbers in Scandanavia provide undeniable proof that this is a good idea. Great news.
From Volokh:
A decade after Denmark, Norway and Sweden passed their respective partnership laws, heterosexual marriage rates had risen 10.7% in Denmark; 12.7% in Norway; and a whopping 28.8% in Sweden. In Denmark over the last few years, marriage rates are the [...]

I am, of course, pleased by New Jersey’s top court recognizing what I consider the obvious: that same-sex couples deserve the same legal and tax benefits as heterosexuals.
But what really interests me is not the whole debate over whether same-sex unions should be allowed; it’s that the debate provides a near-perfect example of how a [...]

First the good news…
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey’s Supreme Court opened the door to gay marriage Wednesday, ruling that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but leaving it to lawmakers to legalize same-sex unions.
The high court gave lawmakers 180 days to rewrite marriage laws to either include same-sex couples or [...]