No. The lawsuit was not frivolous. The families lost because they were outspent by a huge corporation. A corporation that now wants to force the families to pick up its ridiculously exorbitant legal bill.

They were insured against the lawsuits. An insurance company paid the legal fees. It was not necessary to rack up $700K in legal fees but that is a common tactic for big pockets: you barrage the smaller guy with motions and costs to drive them out of the case. Then you seek to have them ordered to pay your lawyers.

Changes for city to city, or county to county, but Kim Davis, for example, was elected. County clerk is usually one of those small local elections almost no one cares about. The other employees in the clerk’s office were hired by her. She couldn’t be fired because she had been elected for a term and could only be…

Actually, I do have a problem with that solution. Unlike the flight attendant, the clerk is a public employee who took an oath to uphold the laws of his/her state. Not just the laws he/she likes. An engaged couple shouldn’t have to deal with finding “Crazy Liberal Ed” amongst the employees of the clerk’s office. They…

This is the moment that my Sourhern upbringing comes to fore and I just say, “Well, bless your heart.”

But the intent matters

I know nothing about gymnastics but I love that she looks like a woman: a strong powerful woman who loves her body. And not like an underfed elf.

No, try to read for comprehension: I am saying that there is a significant difference between actively reaching out to include more diverse voices in your reading choices, even if the result of that is that you are not reading white dudes much anymore and consciously deciding that you will not read a book because the…

Love James Carville but that was just too much folksy accent for me. His Cajun twang against her Wasilla slur was givin’ me a headache.

No, that’s not moral licensing at all. Moral licensing is “It’s okay if I drive this massive gas guzzler because I totally recycle . . .” or “It’s okay if I enjoy my vacation at the resort built by slave labor in the UAR because I gave money to save the children last year.”

“I made a resolution a couple of years ago: no white, male, cis, straight authors (except for the occasional anthology entry). Honestly, I haven’t missed them.”

Oh my god!! I love that tiny adorable Piggy!

I also want to recommend a novel, The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson. It’s fiction, and he has never been to North Korea himself, but it is a terrifically written book and experts on North Korea gave it very in praise for its portrayal of the lives of the citizens.

Are you also only reading living authors? Because I think you are missing an awful lot if you have co fined yourself to authors that are on Twitter. I absolutely, enthusiastically support more voices being heard in literature, particularly voices that have traditionally not been given a chance to find an audience. But…

The covers of the Elena Ferrante books were so frustrating for this. I kept pressing them on my friends and assuring them that the little girls in frilly pastel dresses in no way represented the content.

Can he play more than one chord?

Johnny Cochran and Robert Shapiro got him acquitted (with an assist from the cops and the LA County DA.). Kardashian’s contribution was to direct him to Cochran and Shapiro.

“As of now, Kidd has no plans to return to Columbia, and will instead focus on her modeling career and her other artistic pursuits.”

The women are complementing the men. It's a one way street.

What’s tragic is that, as upfront as this guy is with his bigotry, only parents who enthusiastically agree with him would send their kids to this school. So if some poor kid is gay or transgender, the parents will likely support this asshole’s idea of discipline. They’ll probably think it’s just what their child needs…