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// On the story of Phoebe Prince, Christopher Caldwell in the Financial Times writes: Prince’s family moved from Ireland to South Hadley, Massachusetts, last autumn so that 14-year-old Phoebe could be near her cousins and get to know the US. Pretty, cheerful, exotic and naive, she had what is described as a “fling” with the [...]
// It never ceases to amaze me how many on the conservative side of the political, and especially cultural, spectrum gleefully embrace the thing that their intellectual forefathers fought against. Meanwhile they use the very same language and reasoning to fight against new sociopolitical developments that are, essentially, logical extensions of the very thing they [...]
// Ever since the passage of Proposition 8 in California last November, the issue of blacks in the US being disproportionately opposed to gay marriage and gay rights has become a topic of discussion with fascinating implications for politics and social mores. Proposition 8, which banned gay people from getting married, was supported by less [...]
// Quick: what is the difference between Paris Hilton and Carrie Prejean? Both have risen to prominence and success largely due to their physical appearance and willingness to use their sexuality and sex appeal to their advantage. Both have little to offer the American public in the way of intellectual insight or intelligence. Both are [...]
