And The Purity Ring Was For What, Exactly?
“Cultures which make a public fixation of virginal maturity, of a stylized maiden’s reputation, tend to be backward superstitious cultures that impede people exercising autonomy and making responsible...
View ArticleTorture for Thee, But Not For Me
A new study from the Joan Shorenstein Center finds that major U.S. newspapers routinely referred to waterboarding as torture until 2002, when they suddenly stopped.
View ArticleWould The ADA Pass Today?
The Americans with Disabilities act, a monumental civil rights law, passed with bipartisan consent 20 years ago. But the Republican Party of 1990 is not the GOP of 2010. Could such a sweeping change...
View ArticleS.E.L.F. Computer Class
Below are the materials used in Andrew Garib’s Computer class at SELF during the summer of 2010.
View ArticleSpare Us
“Let’s try some comparable cases, OK? It causes some people pain to see Jews operating small businesses in non-Jewish neighborhoods; it causes some people pain to see Jews writing for national...
View ArticleThe Web’s New Goldmine: Your Information
Dozens of companies, led by Google and Microsoft, are deploying increasingly intrusive consumer tracking tools on users’ personal computers, a Wall Street Journal investigation reveals.
View ArticleObama, The One-Term President
What’s the point of doing the right thing if your party is going to lose seats because of it?
View ArticleWhat Was David Cameron Thinking?
A storm in the media teacup became very big political news—and for the Cameron government, a potential disaster, entirely self-inflicted.
View ArticleCrossing Over
It’s just getting dark here in New Jersey, which means that at just about this time, 234 years ago, George Washington’s men began crossing the ice-filled Delaware, on their way to the battle of...
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