I think it's possible to support and celebrate the contributions an individual makes to his field without endorsing his troublesome beliefs. I think Noam Chomsky is an anti-semite, but would be aghast to hear that linguist students weren't educated on his work. In addition, it sounds as though Galliano has made a real…

My husband's a chef and the kitchens are often hotter than outdoors. At his last job - at a fine dining restaurant where he served for 7 years, the temperatures would reach 110 easily. He's collapsed before, and that kind of heat and humidity is indeed life threatening. Keep in mind that restaurants often hire illegal…

The courts can't decide cases before they're cases. Courts can only rule on the constitutionality of a law after a case has been brought before them - which means that a plaintiff needs to sue the state. That plaintiff also needs to have standing (a particularized injury) to bring the suit.

None of this is correct legally. There is certainly no rule or standard that requires more to convict a defendant than the testimony of the victim or "those over whom he or she has influence" (I don't even know what that phrase is supposed to mean. Her friends?). Second, there's no such thing as being found…

There's no indication that sterilization was punitive, so Skinner doesn't really apply (Skinner didn't put an end to compulsory sterilization of the mentally disabled, for example). It's still a due process violation, though.

I just had to have a D&C because my baby's heart stopped beating. Thank god there are doctors trained and capable of providing the procedure in a safe environment. Fuck you.

I'm part of that 0.3%, and was just released from the hospital yesterday, concluding one of the worst two weeks of my life. My husband and I found out we were carriers for cystic fibrosis and scheduled a chorionic villus sampling. During the ultrasound prior to the procedure, the technician discovered my baby's heart…

My husband grew up with two brothers, one older and one younger, both of whom are mentally disabled. Although they live outside of the home (one in a small group home and the other in a community supported living situation), and are both loved unconditionally by their family, my husband has always felt a great deal of…

I'm 10 weeks pregnant and just found out today that my husband and I are both carriers for cystic fibrosis, meaning there's a 1 in 4 chance our baby has the disease. The CVS is tomorrow. My mind keeps drifting to the possibility of abortion - I know the local clinic that provides abortions, mostly because of the…

To be fair, almost everyone I knew in DC was a transplant. I didn't know too many people born in DC proper.

I'm confused - were your friends from DC proper or from Maryland?

No. Minimal exposure causes sneezing and local hives, not a global or life-threatening reaction.

You're not weird. I'm pretty much the same, except I've found myself attracted to a couple of men other than my husband.

Foggy Bottom, there for law school. I went out quite a bit back then. The circles I traveled in were largely made up of lawyers, consultants, congressional staffers, non-profit and think-tank employees, engineers, and law students. That was my experience—the city felt incredibly segregated to me...even in comparison…

I think you're referring to a different thread. The poster here is in agreement with you.

which poster?

Hey crazy person, I'm talking about why my town's library was important to me as a kid, why it was such an important local, community-based institution, and why it would thus be unfair to deprive a child of a similar experience. I don't see any indication that you live in Swansea or have a personal relationship to…

Yeah...no. The library was part of my local community. I knew the children who went there for activities. They held installations and events based around local residents, artists, and town history (which was pretty vibrant in my hometown of Marblehead, MA). My library was built in the 1800's, funded by Benjamin Abbot,…

Kleptos compulsively steal items with minimal monetary value, and the motive isn't personal enrichment. It's closer to OCD than criminal behavior. Lindz is just an entitled ass.

I lived there for 3 years and it was like a creepy, chocolate covered marshmallow. African Americans born in DC for the most part didn't live in my quadrant (NW), and were only present primarily in service industry positions. Successful African Americans were almost exclusively transplants, and usually foreign born.