I still wonder which McCain is the real one - the moderate who ran against Bush in the primaries, or the nutcase who emerged after the rise of the Tea Party.

And this is why its time for national discussion about how that “All opinions are equal” thing is a pleasant-sounding lie, and we need to stop pretending that it’s not.

You’ve gotta be kidding me with this shit.

I want to dig into this a little bit — no drunk woman can give consent, even taking into consideration other circumstances and past sexual history? My wife and I get drunk infrequently, usually when we’re going out of our way to have a nice dinner, a great bottle of wine and sex. Am I raping her? Because by your…

This is where I pull up a little bit. I don’t know that I agree that a drunk person is categorically unable to give consent. In your scenario specifically, that reads like an opening salvo. That’s not to say it was a green light; I want to be clear, I’m not saying if she said she was horny you were in the clear to go…

Every once in awhile someone will suggest that working for a time in the service industry should be manditory for everyone.

dude, i work 9-6 as an administrator for a logistics company, it is much less difficult both on the mind and body than what food service workers deal with...

Frankly, I doubt she has any career at all other than self-employment. If she interviews for a job (even in a new field) and they Google her, this will always be the first thing that comes up. Whistleblowers in general have a TON of integrity—most people would take their paycheck, keep their mouth shut, and go with…

I work in Harvard square and they’ve had big protests a few times over the last few weeks. Pretty big turn out from the students.

What is this “These workers could just be replaced by students” garbage? Yes, a lot of work study students end up in dining halls b/c it’s an easy way to put them to work for exactly the financial aid that’s getting mentioned. But those positions supplement the full-time ones that work 40+ hours a week that it takes…

At my university there was a mix of students workers and full-time workers employed in the dining commons and I was a student worker in one of student eateries. The full-time workers are necessary because it’s hard to find students with the availability and reliability to work and serve all the students. It’s tough…

This is my impression. Also, look at Regan Ramsower’s responsibilities:

Crawford, judging by her graduation date from college (2004), is 35ish. I can tell you from my experience that, as a whistleblower, she will likely never work again, at least for a university. Her career is dead. $1.5M seems like a lot of money, but a big chunk will go to her lawyer and a big chunk will go to Uncle…

The idiots who run Harvard fucked up, and so the students and employees gotta bear the cost? Ok

After looking at the report Redford cited yesterday in his piece, I think he may have misinterpreted the vague language.

Who’s living on $35,000 a year in Cambridge?

You think Harvard kids are going to work in the dining hall?

Similarly, look at Harvard’s staunch opposition to grad student labor unions. These are the folks who teach “fucking Harvard kids for a living.”

Something that needs to be made crystal clear, if due process is stripped from men accused of sexual assault, young black males will bear the largest burden, whether they are guilty or not.