Category: Politics
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Open letter to the protester holding the picture of the bloody fetus
Dear Abortion Rights Protester, I’m going to admit: My sister and I were less than thrilled to find out that there was going to be a big prayer hoedown of some sort at Independence Mall today. We didn’t mind so much that y’all were sharing your message — we were more concerned about traffic and…
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Breastfeeding and work: How Obamacare got the breastpumps out of the bathroom stall
I’ve been writing about employment law in my day job for 8 years now. I thought I’d seen it all. But just recently I stumbled upon a legal matter I hadn’t come across before: A woman was suing over breastfeeding. This made me happy. Not that I was happy about how this woman was treated. Rather,…
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Why your friends think you’re a douchebag
Before I get into my real topic for today, I have to say this to CNN and FOX: Really, assholes? You got it WRONG? Listen, dudes. I write about employment law for a living. I read lots of court opinions every week. Compared to you, I have about four readers. But you know what? They’re paying…
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Civil rights post: The conversation continues
Here’s another comment from “friend #1.” He emailed it to me and asked me to post it. (He actually sent this back when the conversation was still going but I was having technical difficulties and didn’t get to it until now.) I guess the reason I get upset when I hear about picketing at a…
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Civil rights post: Your comments
I always notify my facebook friends when I write a new blog so sometimes I end up with a big, fat discussion thread there in addition to the comments here. Since not everyone is a facebooker, I wanted to paste some of the comments from facebook friends onto the blog so I could open the conversation…
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Gay People of America: I wouldn’t do that if I were you
Dear Gay People of America, I want to give you some advice as a friend and a long-time supporter of the gay community: Think twice before you push this marriage thing too far. Because you just might get what you ask for. Here’s the thing: You’re already losing your novelty. There was a time when, if…