Might as well call it like it is. Anytime the Senate opens with a Hindu prayer (amidst a protest, mind you) and the consistency to which the media is feeding on the hype of the latest Harry Potter book, it is looking like we are putting God Almighty, Jehovah, whom we are supposed to heavily...
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If you ever want to see some of the best political reporting on Election 2008, there are a number of places to go. If you don’t, go to the Washington Post. Seeing some of the subjects they cover as real news from the campaign trail makes my twice-monthly screeds look like Paradise Lost. But...
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This Naples News article describes a domestic violence program designed for well-heeled women:
"They live behind gates in glorious homes with swimming pools and manicured lawns. Many drive fancy cars, wear expensive clothing and eat at upscale restaurants. Some have successful careers or have husbands with high standing in the community. They are among the...
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The recent story about how a flight was delayed for three hours because three Arab princesses from the oil rich and culturally conservative Gulf state of Qatar refused to sit next to men to whom they are not related led me to reflect on how the human species is one of extraordinary extremes. On...
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Sugar & Spice
The basic premise of all my writings about men and women is that they are essentially the same and have the same desires, but that they are socialized differently and programmed for conflict. To wit: as children, we learn the gender myth that boys want sex and girls want relationships. Not only...
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Last night I took my family to Dodger Stadium, and we all hoped we would see Barry Bonds break the all-time homerun record (the record is 755, Bonds has 754). There have been many news reports of the hostile, rude, boorish welcomes Bonds has been getting in visiting ballparks, and let me tell you,...
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In this recent article, former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti--an enemy of fathers who should be sitting in a prison cell alongside Duke prosecutor Mike Nifong--has the goddamned gall to lecture Los Angeles on the 'ethical challenges' it faces. In my co-authored column Some Progress for California Fathers, but Still a Long...
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Missing the Mark With Religion, Part 7
As a child growing up in New York, I was attracted to the opposite sex. When I saw a pretty little girl flash a smile, my heart fluttered, my cheeks blushed, I shuffled my feet and shyly looked the other way.
I always liked girls. No one had to...
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Not to go full-blown Cindy Sheehan here, but if this is the kind of support our troops are getting from the Iraqi government, then maybe it’s time to bring them home:
BAGHDAD, July 30 (Reuters) - Iraq’s parliament adjourned for its summer recess on Monday, taking a break until September despite having failed to enact...
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Dial up your local Country and Western station and you may soon find your fingers tapping out the beat of Carrie Underwood’s latest hit, Before He Cheats. Underwood suspects her boyfriend is probably cheating on her (in matters of infidelity, I guess “probably†is proof enough). This how she extracts her revenge: “I dug...
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