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The National Organization for Women has issued a statement criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. NOW slams Palin, particularly for her pro-life position, and counterposes Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden as “the VP candidate who appeals to women, with his authorship and championing of... »

By Jeffery M. Leving and Glenn Sacks   The image of fathers and fatherhood has taken a beating over the past several decades, and the media has been part of the problem. While there has been some improvement in the past few years, fathers are still frequently unfairly stereotyped. For example, in April the Council on... »

Sadly, Tim Russert died of a heart attack today at age 58. Many are rightly honoring Russert for his role in American politics and media, but fathers have a different reason to honor Russert–the respect he paid us in his books. In 2004, Russert published Big Russ and Me about his father, and says he... »

Dr. Ned Holstein, president of Fathers & Families writes: Stephanie Hernandez gave birth to a baby girl in Nashville’s Baptist Hospital on August 31, 2007. She was not married at the time. No father’s name was listed on the birth certificate, meaning that the father had no legal paternity rights or obligations.  Deadbeat Dad?  Nope. Her fiancé, whom... »

Recently Jennifer Butler Murray, actor Bill Murray’s wife, filed for divorce, accusing him of “drug abuse, sex addiction and physical violence towards her during their 11-year marriage.” I have no idea as to the veracity of these claims, but it certainly appears that Jennifer has some problems of her own. According to this recent... »

Fatherhood activists Jolly Stainesby and Mark Harris launched a highly-publicized protest on the roof of Labor deputy leader Harriet Harman’s house. Harman is Secretary of State for Equalities and Minister for Women and has helped block family law reform. According to the BBC: A fathers’ rights campaigner is maintaining his rooftop protest at the London... »

My new co-authored column AAUW Education Report Minimizes Boy Crisis in Our Schools (Buffalo News, 5/31/08) discusses the American Association of University Women’s controversial new report. The Washington Post recently reported on the issue in No Crisis For Boys In Schools, Study Says (5/19/08), as did hundreds of other newspapers. The full AAUW report... »

A lady reader of mine who works at UC Irvine recently sent me the following letter: “Glenn, this is what passes for a ’sexual assault’ at UCI. I’m not sure quite how I feel about it exactly, but it’s not what you picture when you imagine actually requesting a campus safety officer.” The “Safety Alert” is... »

From Man Sentenced To Prison After Girl’s MySpace Page Lies About Age (WFTV, 5/21/08): “A 13-year-old girl’s sexual shenanigans have put a second man behind bars. Morris Williams, 22, told the judge he thought the girl was 18-years-old, but he found out Tuesday that ignorance is not a defense. “Morris Williams’ mother wailed as he went... »

“We tend to idealize mothers when it comes to sex in that fathers are more likely to be portrayed as being unfaithful and being promiscuous. In reality, though, women in our country are almost as likely as men to commit adultery and are more likely to leave a marriage because they have fallen in... »

“The last time I saw Marie she was waving me goodbye / With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye / Marie is only six years old, information please / Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee” I’d been hearing the song “Memphis, Tennessee” by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry... »

From IRL’s most marketable driver needs attitude adjustment (FOXSports.com, 5/26/08): “Danica Patrick entered the Indianapolis 500 with confidence in her abilities and her Andretti Green Racing crew. “But once the checkered flag waved…she looked ready to pick a fight — no matter whether it was another driver or a member of her own team. “…Ryan Briscoe ran... »

In two recent blog posts I discussed the case of Wendy Portillo, a Florida kindergarten teacher who publicly humiliated an autistic five-year-old boy who was one of her students. To learn more, see my posts Teacher Forces ‘the Only Friend the Five-Year-Old Boy Has Ever Made’ to Denounce Him Publicly and Teacher Who Humiliated... »

Research consistently shows that women are at least as likely as men or initiate and engage in domestic violence, and that a significant minority of the injuries sustained in domestic violence are suffered by heterosexual men. This research is increasingly coming to light, for a few reasons: 1) Dissident domestic violence experts have worked hard... »

Criminal defense attorney Douglas R. Slain (pictured) has a great post about an outrageous misuse of child pornography laws. The target, of course, is male–in this case Alex Phillips, a 17-year old high school student from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Slain writes: “Phillips may not be the brightest crayon in the box, but his story is... »

The latest stupid, petty controversy in the presidential primaries/election is people being “outraged”–and the Republicans demanding an explanation–for Senator Obama confusing Auschwitz with Buchenwald in a recent speech. According to the Associated Press’ Obama mistaken on name of Nazi death camp (5/28/08): “The Barack Obama campaign said Tuesday the candidate mistakenly referred to the wrong... »

Background: In my blog post Once Again, the Female Criminal Justice Sentencing Discount from last year, I discussed the BBC article Lovers’ 30-year murder sentence (5/18/07). According to the BBC: “Stephen Marsh, 36, was sentenced to 18 years for persuading Rebecca Harris, 30, to stab his wife Jaspal to death at the marital home in... »

“Melissa Barton said she is considering legal action after her son’s kindergarten teacher led his classmates to vote him out of class. “After each classmate was allowed to say what they didn’t like about Barton’s 5-year-old son, Alex, his Morningside Elementary teacher said they were going to take a vote, Barton said. “By a 14 to... »

“When it comes to domestic violence legislation, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and Senator Joe Biden (D-Del) owns an asphalt company. “Biden’s latest domestic violence bill is the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act, which amends Biden’s Violence Against Women Act to create an extensive network of volunteer attorneys... »

“The time is now for conservative black churches to join with white Christians in opposing this ruling. For far too long churches have sat on the sidelines while serious moral issues have been decided without their participation. This issue is about right and wrong. “Changing the definition of traditional marriage to include homosexuals is... »