Yes - this. Made the mistake of stumbling upon Clay Travis’ scorching take of the ESPN layoffs and his echo-chamber fan responses. It’s as if anything that doesn’t conform to their worldview is “fringe-left” and should stay off a sports station, not noting the fact that Travis himself made the NFL’s loss of ratings…

Also - about selfishness. Most jobs are “at-will,” meaning the employer can fire you for any reason. Employers are generally not altruistic - you have a job because you are filling a need at the company. If the need is gone, or you no longer fulfill said need, you’re gone. They don’t care if you need that job to…

“Tipping point” is up to you and your employer, though. If the coworker got 3 weeks, who are you to say that was too much? Unless you’re the one signing her checks, you can’t speak to that.

The reason for women’s and men’s hockey being split is due to physical differences, not talent or skill. It’s not like a man who can’t play well can get “demoted” to the women’s team. The physical differences are why comparing it to weight classes in boxing or MMA is a very apt comparison. Stop projecting re: “weak…

Paul Ryan went to Miami, a “public ivy,” also known as a public university for entitled fratboys. I know a number of people who went to Miami, and knowing that fact tells me all I need to know about him.

I wonder how guys like Pence can get along in the real world if they can’t be alone with a woman they’re not married to *because of the implications.* I seemed to do just fine in grad school and in my career being around guys (even married guys) alone, and I’m a married woman.

My experience was similar to yours. My family and I moved (back) to Detroit back in the late 80s, and I was starting third grade. Despite the As I earned in previous grades, high standardized test grades, and being tested several grades ahead in reading, I was placed in the lower reading track, while the other new…

I’m a Buckeyes alum and fan and I hate UM, but this makes me actually like Jim Harbaugh...ugh...

Your strategy is not foolproof. The mothers were in the room. Who’s to say they’d know the difference either between a “legitimate procedure” and abuse? You might as well say that if only parents would get medical degrees they would be better parents and their kids won’t get abused.

They’re regular people who thought that racism, misogyny, and xenophobia weren’t dealbreakers, and chose to vote against their own interests. Manufacturing is not coming back in a real way - it is what it is. We will all be screwed by this administration anyway - Trump voters being caught up in the same crap they…

The difference is that conservatives make these assumptions about the poor without actually listening to them. Not everyone who voted for Trump is poor, and even those who are have been vocal about why they voted for Trump - and it’s not simply that he’ll supposedly make their lives better.

True, but sometimes you have to meet people where they’re at. It’s easier for them to get to where we’d like them to be by appealing to their self-interest first. Not everyone is innately empathic.

Two words - Dinesh D’Souza.

What is representative is that immigrants are less likely to commit violent crimes than citizens.

Hey Donny boy, welcome to Deadspin!

I don’t know - it depends.

That’s a lot of Americans generally, not just Michiganders and Detroiters. How do you think the orange tyrant got elected?

Considering that they are essentially lying down for Trump, they’re scandalous, lying traitors too.

No - “identity politics” affects real people, it’s just called that so conservatives can argue the lack of equality is a special interest that doesn’t affect “real Americans” (read cisgender, straight white Christian men).

I don’t think it’s necessarily a double-edged sword regarding Jesus and the poor. It’s pretty consistent, actually. Much of the focus of Jesus’ teachings (and the Bible generally) is the idea of taking care of the poor, infirm, widowed, and generally the “least of these.” Being content with what you have, also in…