He probably has nothing on Carson. Carson is just a masochist.

For the most part, it’s the age, not the college. I’m a college prof and have seen generations of students mature and grow during their 4 years of study. Consolidating one’s own independent world view is just the inevitable result of leaving home and maturing, not some nefarious plot on the part of “liberal…

Reminds me of the interview the Atlantic did with the young, white male who is voting for Trump. Basically he’s mad that people get mad at him on Facebook when ever he posts something that is unPC. That’s fair, but he’s willing to vote for an insane, authoritarian just so he won’t feel so bad when posts stuff on…

People politely request that I not say whatever I want with no thought or regard for anyone around me or possible consequence of my words? Censorship!

In an interview with Richter some years ago, he talked about what it was like to sit on The Couch beside random celebrities. I don’t recall most of the interview, but what always stuck in my mind was his discussion about certain men. He said you could see the beard-hair growing behind their ears, and how surprised he…

Ah fuck me. I’m an idiot. I totally read that as him saying she was planting the story to make Depp look bad. Too late to delete I think.

I love Andy Richter on Twitter, and NOT just because he liked one of my tweets.

I have to say, living in a place with a social health care system, when taxes are paid, there’s an itemised aspect for our health care levee. It’s % based on income. I’m self employed, and last year, I paid $450 for my family. Then, there’s what came out of my husband’s income, too. But it’s still less than what we…

Yeah. I voted for Bernie in my primary (the overseas voters). He won for us (overseas voters). But I am good with Hillary, too.

Seconded! I work in healthcare and look forward to the day when I don’t have to worry when I order a test or perform a procedure, that the bill will make someone short on rent, or grocery money, or anything else.

My humors get imbalanced when I can’t harrass or deny people services based on ethnicity, gender, or sexual preference.

As I get older, and my paycheck grows bigger, occasionally I look at how much is being taken out for taxes and sigh. However, then I think about how damned lucky I am to having a paycheck that grows, and for that extra money gone to occasion a twinge of sadness, but no real burden (still have housing, utilities,…

I don’t think there is liberal indoctrination at college, but I do think many communities pressure people to be non-religious — mainly the STEM community. I went to MIT and I definitely felt the “wow I’m a minority” thing in the nerd community and among other students. People were unsure why I didn’t just become full…

Oh so the general age = wisdom. I see.

my conservative family does this to me too (im 28) and i find it really dismissive. like, the only reason i think this way or feel that way is because i am young and i will grow out of it. instead of acknowledging that these are my deeply held thoughts and feelings and i have done plenty of research to back up how i…

I’m 30 something with a mortgage and spouse, and I get more liberal every year. I also live in the Deep South, so I identify strongly with this author’s politics related to her revulsion. There’s a lot of things to be repulsed by conservative politicians and policies when you grow up in and continue to live in South…

THIS. I went to a Catholic college, and it made me very liberal. It has everything to do with increased emphasis on critical thinking skills in college classes and just getting outside of your hometown bubble and meeting new people with different backgrounds.

Yeah. I remember having several clearly conservative professors when I was in college, in addition to the more liberal ones. I didn’t have any, liberal or conservative, that tried to push their views on us. I think college is just a place that allows many students to experience the world outside their personal bubble,…

This doesn’t really help in terms of feeling validated, but what I’ve done is I’ve stopped trying to persuade people or seeking validation from people whose opinions are so uninformed.

This is so fucking stupid and I love it. The asininity of youth has finally won me over.