I think you know that you would be able to survive just fine if that type of situation were to happen to you. My point was that not everyone would react that way. If somebody with far greater standing or prestige than you did it, then that might change the calculus (or if you didn't have a body of work that was…

How is it patronizing when a private employer sets some rules for the employees that are directly impacting the best interests of the employer?

I once heard somebody describe social crabs as the "Ned Flanders of the sea world." This gif reminds me of that. "Howdily-doodily, neighbor!"

I think canned tuna like that is often consumed straight out of the can (think like tuna salad). So we can hope that, but maybe not...

You know, I have days when I am not happy to be a vegetarian, when it would just be so much easier to allow meat to pass my lips and I could just be like everyone else.

But what if that person had some level of influence over your possible career and made some threats to try to derail you?

The only thing a woman could do to "avoid rape" would be to ensure she does not come into contact with a rapist. And since the rapists haven't taken to announcing it yet, that seems slightly impossible.

You do know that plenty of schools also ban professors from teaching relatives, right?

Certainly. But the question then becomes why should the college need to go through that process each time a professor with a student partner decides to behave in such a manner. Why not simply prohibit the formation of such relationships as a preventive measure?

Well that example really doesn't hold, to me. You might not directly be within the sphere on influence of your partner, but the larger university sphere can still be impacted.

It's far, far more common then you think.

I plan on watching. Mostly because I want to support any show out there that portrays the immigrant/first generation American story in any way. It seems like there are just universal experiences that kids deal with if your parent(s) were born elsewhere and came here - especially if "back there" was really different…

Was anybody else reading this and thinking, "It's good that science has answered all those other super important questions and now they can focus on trying to figure out the mental processes of the American housecat?"

Because it's easier to take the all-or-nothing approach. Being compassionate is hard, and a lot of people don't have the verve to do it.

"He thought all he had to do was utter the words 'First Amendment' and he would be protected from any consequences for his actions. He was incorrect."

Well, you can milk anything with nipples. Did Ben Stiller teach you nothing?

What that tells me is that those states tend to have better departments of health that tend to enact better public vaccination programs. Vaccination is generally handled at the state, not federal, level. Individual states having good vaccination programs can't speak to the other states. Mississippi in particular is…

Uh...autism never came up. Again, reading comprehension, there. You should look really hard at the actual words on the screen and try to keep up.

Attributing this outbreak to ideology is possible while still acknowledging that poverty plays a giant role.

But that's what I said - she now worries about her granddaughter, who is the daughter of the guy who had the original side effects.