I’m not asking why, frankly. I know why. I work around and within the why everyday.

This is very stupid. It is perfectly reasonable to point out problems in a policy based on historical precedent or any number of other reasons, without also having to say “also, I have solved the problem, and the answer is this”. It is, in fact, as Ashley notes, the job of policy creators to create policy, and when…

I’m thrown by the sneering at people who don’t want to use hormonal birth control? I haven’t used it in years, not because I’m a sucker for “wellness” buzzwords but because it made a noticeable negative difference for me. I’m excited that we’re exploring alternatives because my (non-hormonal) IUD was really painful to…

My grandmother used lipstick for blush all those many years ago.  Depression era ladies making due with what they had.

Wish there was a way to guest op these blog posts. There’s a lot to be mad about, but disparaging a study without actually reading or understanding it just creates confusion around academic inquiry for folks who don’t or can’t read scholarly articles and dissect the methodology and results... :-/

I feel like that painting is probably not that hard to replicate if you have someone directing your every stroke. It’s like when people come out of those “paint and sip” places with professional looking paintings but you know they couldn’t have come up with that on their own. Surely you need some artistic talent, but…

I can confirm that our goal is absolutely a full-blown matriarchy. First we gain the presidency, then we start oppressing the men.

We start passing laws on what elective medical procedures they can have to erode their bodily autonomy, pay them less so they’re more dependent on us, only test medication on women so it’s …

Do you guys really feel that publishing something like this is ethically consistent with your stated position on climate change?

So my mom died very unexpectedly this year, and I had to deal with the 30+ years of stuff in her house. This included two entire sets of good china, a set of Christmas china, and about a thousand little knick knacks. We kept everything that had a story (“Great so-and-so carried that tea set in her lap from New York to…