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Foolishness

  • A giant misunderstanding.

    A giant misunderstanding.

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    In an effort to improve communication between Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit and Lisa Madigan, I offer the following suggested correction.  What Madigan no doubt meant was (corrections in bold): If… read more

  • The unworkable bachelor tax.

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    One of the ideas often put forward when discussing declining marriage rates is that our elites are likely to enact a Roman Empire style bachelor tax.  I admittedly don’t have… read more

  • Doing rape hysteria right.

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    Freddie deBoer at The Week argues in What progressives don’t want to talk about in the Rolling Stone scandal*: A presumption of truth in every rape accusation is an impossible standard…. read more

  • The ugly feminist alternative to Barbie.

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    Feminists have long complained about the unrealistic proportions of Barbie dolls, and Lammily was introduced to offer girls a realistic doll to play with. Now Lammily doll owners can make… read more

  • Fragile Feminism

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    Senior Editor and cofounder of The Verge Chris Plante explains the extreme fragility of feminist progress.  One man wearing the wrong shirt can bring the whole system down: This is the… read more

  • Chick logic.

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    Professor Patricia O’Brien argues at The Washington Post that women shouldn’t be incarcerated because it isn’t fair that men are more likely to go to prison than women.  From We should… read more

  • Full of sound and fury.

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    Mommyish has a post by a woman* who complains about all of the nice things people do for her.  This kind of feminist ugliness is pretty standard stuff, but her explanation of why… read more

  • Glenn Reynolds teaches women not to rape.

    Glenn Reynolds teaches women not to rape.

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    Several commenters have taken me to task for the ostensible naivety of the title of my post Teach women not to lie about rape.  For those who didn’t understand the title, feminists have… read more

  • Trading places.

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    Elissa Strauss at The Week is distressed by a recent Chanel No. 5 extended commercial.  Strauss is troubled that “having it all” has gone terribly wrong.  In the commercial the… read more

  • The Sexual Revolution’s Arab Spring.

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    There is a naive celebration by many conservatives of California’s new Yes Means Yes law.  The theory is that unleashing a feminist jihad of false rape punishment will somehow end the… read more