The right-wing obsession with trashing women never ceases to amaze me. Kathryn Jean Lopez’s write-up of Feministing blogger Jessica Valenti’s wedding is no exception (and of course, Ace of Spades follows up). Lopez titles the piece “You’ve Never Met a Bridezilla Like a Femini...

There's a very interesting conversation going on about the Christian patriarchy movement over at Feministing. Most of you who read my blog know that I hold an egalitarian view of scripture, so I agree with a lot of what's being said over there. That being said though, there are a lot of comments tha...

On March 3, 2009, National Public Radio host Tom Ashbrook hosted a conversation about cyber harassment with David Margolick, Marc Randazza, Anthony Ciolli, and myself. Our discussion focused on the attacks on female law students at AutoAdmit in 2007. Here is a little background: anonymous individual...

1. Octomom’s gift to the pro-life movement. First, don’t get me started on the term “octomom” (not just because it irritates me, but because crass jokes will ensue). Second, yes, this is Jill Stanek and she’s awful, but I still think she illustrates an important point: ...

Passive-aggressive notes, MRA-style. Amazing. Thanks to evil fizz for the link....

Okay, lots of things to try and agglomerate, and my heads a bit brokes by all this, so there may be confustion. Also, can I briefly recommend Twitter, and particularly me on Twitter. I’m starting to get into this, and I’m infinitely better at updating that than this these days. Sure it&#...

President Obama: First of all, it is fitting that with the very first bill I sign – the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act – we are upholding one of this nation’s first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness. [snip] Lill...

Maura Moynihan's article on the recent decline in breast implants offers some fascinating perspectives on the diversity of ways an affluent economy can "solve" problems of anxiety or low-self-esteem: In the 1980s . . . model and talent agencies advised hopeful ingénues to get implants, to achieve t...

…right. The leader of Israel’s Men’s Rights party says: “Seeing as we live in an extremist feminist state, the entire system is unjust, including the courts, welfare services, the police, and the government,” he told Ynet. “The feminists are destroying every good ...

Right back atcha, Jim. On the December 3 broadcast of The War Room, co-host Rose Tennent read from an article about Deborah Lawrence, an artist who submitted an ornament for the White House Christmas tree celebrating, among other things, Rep. Jim McDermott’s (D-WA) support for a resolution to ...