No, that’s not a typo. Read this. Then read this explanation from Jezebel. Ok, so it’s a way for Choice U.S.A. to try and guys to explicitly endorse pro-choice policies and position themselves as allies to women. I was going to be on Huffington Post Live today to talk about it, as one of their…
I missed an oil change, the weather got hot, the light flashed red on my 1997 minivan, I bought and poured in some extra oil, and the next day I took it into the shop. Don’t worry, the van’s fine. While I was waiting, a pretty big guy came in and started talking loudly to…
Since The Atlantic – Health published my piece on Jenny McCarthy, I’ve gotten a lot of email. A lot of it has been from parents saying: I don’t like Jenny McCarthy, and I’m not sure about vaccines, but let me tell you about my child and the dramatic improvements I’ve seen as a result of…
I wrote an essay on being a straight white male feminist for the Good Men Project. If you’re reading this blog, you probably already knew that. I’m proud of this short essay and would like it spread far and wide. If you are willing to share it, please do so. I’m also willing to engage…
I have a new essay at “The Good Men Project” on why I call myself a feminist and what it means to me. Please go read it there and share it across your networks. This is my first publication there and I’d like it to do well. In many ways, it’s really an essay about…
New essay online, with a slightly shifted take from my earlier one. I move beyond the vaccine issue, as important as it is. Here, I focus on McCarthy’s epistemology and the ways that parents, buffeted by fear-based marketing, also encounter information and the consequences of giving McCarthy this big new platform. The essay is here….
I was asked to come up with McCarthy’s most recent clear statement about vaccines. This is from 2011, but is the best response I could find in terms of her position on vaccines today. Anyone have anything directly from her (not her organization) that’s more recent? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt170kLc29U Transcript: JM: “Some children can’t handle all those…
In the standard American Islamophobic (or at best, ignorant) discourse, Islam is a harsh religion with strict rules of conduct. Sharia, or “Sharia law” as it is mislabeled, is represented as an intensely strict set of rigid rules that all Muslims must follow or face grievous penalties. This, of course, is completely backwards. Sharia is…
One of the challenges of opinion writing, and one of the reasons I started this blog, is that one has to compress complex issues into 800-1200 words. Even in this age of virtual publishing, that seems about the right length. As a result, sometimes things get compressed. With the blog, I can expand on sub-themes…
I wrote an advocacy piece discussing Jenny McCarthy and keeping her off “The View.” The essay is here. If you agree with me, please share the essay on all your media formats. This needs to get out there. Please write ABC a polite note suggesting McCarthy is not appropriate for The View. Here is the…