Lazy Brain Incapable of Coming Up with New Tactics to Overpower New Strain of Racism Other than Tabboos.

How Stigma Sows Seeds of Its Own Defeat
Defending the liberal project is a Sisyphean task in part because successfully inculcating liberal norms leads to habits that weaken the ability to sustain them.In the Western world, the percentage of ( Read more... )

After the shock of Donald Trump’s presidential win wore off, it didn’t surprise me that one of the first things I saw women doing online was advising others to get IUDs as soon as possible. Anticipating the end of Obamacare, coverage for birth control, perhaps even abortion, a lot of women started to think about long-term contraception and talking ( Read more... )

The strangers allegedly argued about the election. Then he hit her.


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On July 30, 2003, Cannon Mills died ( Read more... )

OP NOTE: Since posting this, my enthusiasm for this "movement" has cooled considerably. If I could turn back the clock, I wouldn't post it, but since it's too late for that, I hereby add the following disclaimer: Due to what I've learned from some of the comments to this post, I no longer feel comfortable advocating the safety pin thing, or even ( Read more... )

Donald Trump openly bragged about using his celebrity status to sexually assault women. And multiple women accused him of actually doing so.

He said he was in favor of banning people from entering the United States based on their religion.

He believes that women he finds physically unattractive or overweight are lesser people ( Read more... )

[tldr:Using his own misogyny and ignorance against him Clinton and her Team  "turned in a truly effective and ruthless performance"  sparking meltdowns that he carried on for weeks, and basically succeeding where none of the male GOP candidates failed.]

Hillary Clinton’s 3 debate performances left the Trump campaign in ruins

Donald Trump didn't ( Read more... )

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With 26 days left in an election campaign he now has a minuscule chance of winning, Donald Trump is in full black-helicopter mode.

The Republican nominee let loose a fusillade of anger and blame-shifting invective Thursday in his first speech since several women came forward to accuse him of touching them without their consent. His targets: ( Read more... )

[NOTE: I am NOT posting this because I think it'll change anyone's mind or cause anyone who doesn't like Hillary to like her. (I wish I thought either of those things were possible; but don't worry, I've given up on both of them.) I'm posting this because I personally found it fascinating, and I think the historical perspective it offers is very ( Read more... )

Republican leaders and strategists are unnerved by Donald Trump’s erratic attacks on a Latina beauty queen and other outbursts this week, increasingly fearful that the GOP nominee is damaging his White House hopes and doing lasting harm to the party in the campaign’s final stretch.

Party officials said they are newly embarrassed by Trump’s ( Read more... )