Culture Warriors category archive
“Ethics Committees” 0
Slate reports on a phenomenon that’s occurring in states that have enacted strict abortion laws in the wake of the Dobbs ruling. Here’s the nub; follow the link for a long and detailed exploration of the topic (emphasis added).
After Roe’s fall, ethics committees are taking on a new responsibility: determining whether a pregnant patient suffering a medical emergency may lawfully obtain an abortion.
Methinks that there must be another phrase, one much more suitable than “ethics committees,” to describe said function.
I wonder what it might be?
(Image via Job’s Anger.)
Establishmentarians 0
Zandar over at Zandar versus the Stupid is somewhat less than optimistic.
The Fear Factor 0
Emma, Matt, and Brandon react to a caller’s idea that fear is one driver of conservatism.
One Nation, Divisible 0
Farron comments on a disturbing trend in Republican (what passes for) discourse.
American Taliban 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Roanoke Times sees a disturbing trend.
Establishmentarians 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice dissects Justice (sic) Alito’s exhortation in support of establismentarianism. Here’s a tiny little bit from the article:
Establishmentarians, Reprise 0
These people worship no Jesus that I know.
Establishmentarians 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini sees a parallel. Here’s a bit from his article:
Or, if you eschew contemporary dystopian fiction in favor of current events, look at it this way: Republicans are Russia and American women are Ukraine.
It’s an invasion, an occupation, with the goal of complete supremacy.
If you think he may be a bit–er–overwrought, follow the link for his reasoning.
And, if you want some more evidence . . . .
Establishmentarians 0
Amy Lefkof spells it out.
Establishmentarians 0
This quotation from Barry Goldwater is surfacing a lot these days:
The reason is simple. He was right.
“Paranoia Strikes Deep” 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Charlie Jane Anders tries to under stand the sudden explosion in fear and paranoia about trans people. (I would argue that it’s because hate always seems to find a ready market, but that’s just me.) Given the waves of hate crashing into our eardrums every day, I recommend it as a worthwhile read. Here’s bit:
But the past few years have felt different.
The drumbeat of anti-trans articles and rhetoric seems organized, coordinated. And I’ve seen the effects in my own world. A couple of years ago, a liberal cis woman who used to go out for drinks every week with a group of trans women, including myself, suddenly “came out” as a transphobe and started spouting views that wouldn’t have felt out of place in right-wing media. I couldn’t recognize my friend anymore, and I still don’t understand.
Warning Flags 0
They are waving them right in front of us and we are not paying attention.
Originalist Sin 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Baton Rouge Advocate points out the flawed reasoning and willful misinterpretation of the historical record by the Originalists.