Culture Warriors category archive
A Moment of Venn 0
Genevieve Grabman looks at the dismal state of health care for expectant mothers in the United States. It’s not a pretty picture. Here’s how she starts her article (emphasis added):
The irony is that, in our political landscape, the overlap between those who would force women to have unwanted babies deny women control of their own bodies and those who would deny them more, better, and less expensive healthcare is–er–substantial.
Follow the link for the rest of Grabman’s article.
Theocracy 0
In the San Francisco Chronicle, Daniel Bogard and Tana Senn argue forcefully that overturning Roe v. Wade violates the First Amendment’s provision that
Here’s the nub of their argument; follow the link for context.
Republican Family Values 0
Visit the Youtube page to read about what inspired Mangy to pen this ditty.
Precedented 0
Writing at the Orlando Sentinel, Miles Zaremski argues that there is precedent for Justice (sic) Alito’s draft abortion decision. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 0
Will Bunch is less than optimistic.
What’s in a Word? 0
PoliticalProf would like to know.
A Coup d’Court 0
Yes, I’m quite sure that’s not an understatement.
Sauce for the Goose . . . 0
. . . sauce for the gander.
Stray Question 0
Why are so many persons surprised that the party of the New Secesh today’s Republican Party is acting like today’s Republican Party?
A Notion of Immigrants 0
(The flags above the right-hand door are flags of South and Central American nations.)
Fanatics Fomenting Fanaticism 0
Michael in Norfolk opines that, on one topic at least, Barry Goldwater was correct.
Real Big Men 0
Robert Pawlicki has a theory as to why Republicans seem to be obsessed with sex* and sexual identity. A snippet:
Hence, we do not see attacks on women who are a political force. Instead, we see attacks on transgender bathroom rights, efforts to ban books in our schools, an initiative that would suppress many gender-related texts, and the false linking of the LGBT community to pedophilia. The diverse minority groups under attack are neither powerful nor numerous, but they are easy targets to rile up the discontent of those unhappy with the direction of the country.
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*I shouldn’t have to point this out, but “gender” is a grammatical term, not a biological one.
Furthermore, I think “obsessed with sex” is a more forthright and accurate phrasing.
(Spelling erorrs correxted.)