Of never feeling hot: the missing narrative of desire in the lives of...
I’ve been thinking this week about the experience — or lack thereof — of being the object of other’s desire. Two different posts got the wheels turning: Girls, Both Real and Otherwise by Daisy B., and...
View ArticleOn liberals, conservatives, and the dangers of disgust
I’m a big Nicholas Kristof fan, and very much enjoyed his piece in this morning’s grey lady: Would You Slap Your Father? If So, You’re a Liberal . Kristof writes about the phenomenon of disgust, its...
View Article“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die”: of a doctor, an usher,...
It’s been years since I’ve been as shocked by an assassination as I was by today’s cold-blooded murder of Dr. George Tiller. I’d followed Dr. Tiller’s career since his town of Wichita, Kansas, became...
View Article“First, Last, Security Deposit”: Women’s savings, feminism, and the steps to...
This summer session in my women’s history course, I’ve been more conscientious than usual about suggesting proactive solutions for young feminists to use as they navigate their way through a difficult...
View Article“She’s got you wrapped around her finger”: fathers, daughters, and a...
Little Heloise Cerys Raquel is indeed an enchanting baby, at least in the eyes of her doting parents. Now seven months old, her delightful personality emerges more and more each day — or so it seems....
View ArticleLove, Again: second marriages and the triumph of hope and grace
My wife and I were married on the Sunday of a Labor Day weekend in 2005. On that same day this year, my cousin Scott married his girlfriend Sheila in a charming afternoon ceremony on the croquet lawn...
View ArticleGuys, men and the straitjacket of false dichotomies
The “Modern Love” column in the New York Times is rarely dull, sometimes heartbreakingly beautiful, and frequently the source of eye-rolling and general exasperation. In the latter category falls this...
View ArticleHow does a feminist ally fight fair? A follow-up on men and women’s anger
We’ve had more than 90 comments below this post examining the degree to which women’s wariness of men is justified. It’s a fairly good discussion, for which I am grateful. I wrote a few years ago a...
View ArticlePrincesses, princes, daughters and dads: against emotional incest
Our daughter Heloise Cerys Raquel (often abbreviated as HCRS) is almost nine months old, and continues to amaze and delight her parents. She’s standing and crawling now, and making ever more...
View ArticlePrivilege conceals itself from those who possess it: of feminist...
The discussion below this post has grown heated, with the topic of debate being less the original post itself and more feminist epistemology and what is sometimes called “standpoint theory.” SamSeaborn...
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