The whole, “it’s tougher” thing only holds up if you’re talking about knockout stage games. Qualifying out of CONCACAF should be automatic (hence what an embarrassment it was for the men to fail to do that), and it’s not unreasonable to expect the USMNT to make it out of group play at any given WC.

They face much, much tougher competition than the women do.

He was 21 and grew up homeschooled and indoctrinated. I’m with percysowner re: progressives needing to not be assholes when people see the light. It’s counterproductive. 

Being raised super evangelical (and being super gay), his book and others like it made my life a living hell. That said, I can’t really muster any anger for him now. I know what that childhood is like, and I can imagine that being home schooled and writing that book at 21 was probably the product of some very…

Yeah, it’s a crime the pain he caused, but he was a 21 year old indoctrinated into a belief system, writing about something he probably had almost no experience with.

Yes, it would have been nice if he had realized this before he wrote his book, however the book was a reflection of part of that culture and someone would have written something similar.

As a Queen fan I have to disagree

‘A 9-year-old from Florida was singled out and flung into the air’

Like, no respect to Larry, but...at this point, isn’t it kinda his fault?

I feel obligated to point out in any article about the Cardinals just how fucking ridiculous the list of quarterbacks that Larry Fitzgerald has played with over the years is. Still, despite this he’s 2nd all time in yards, 3rd (will likely move up to 2nd this season) in receptions, and 6th in TDs. He’s nearly matched…

Okay, odds are I will never get married or have kids. But in the rare chance that I did both (. . . or either, I guess), I’ve always imagined that there would come a day when I had to explain what the heady zeitgeist of the Clinton and Bush eras felt like.

A tradition unlike any other...

I can answer the first question, because that’s one of mechanics and not policy.

In all seriousness, sure they would. If you are attempting to force your way onto a military instillation it ceases to matter if you are a US citizen or not.  

What do you think the National Guard is?

Leo’s still avoiding her look ever since she left him to freeze :)