February 18, 2013
The Economics of Risky Sex & Love
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 18, 2013 5:00 PM |Instead of assuming irrationality, maybe the benefit to sex and love is bigger than we generally imagine. If people were just looking for some fun or to pass the time, they'd choose activities with a lower cost. Like sky-diving or yachting or alligator-wrestling.Read More
My Stonewall Story
Filed by Mark Segal | February 18, 2013 3:30 PM |Sitting down at his desk he leaned towards me and said, "Read in the Inquirer that you were at Stonewall. What was it like?"Read More
A Little Good News
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | February 18, 2013 2:00 PM |There is no question that journalism accentuates the negative. But so does history, which tries to cover the past as thoroughly as journalism covers the present.Read More
The Greatest American President [Open Thread]
Filed by Bil Browning | February 18, 2013 12:30 PM |It's President's Day, the holiday where Americans nationwide celebrate the fact that some workers have the day off while the rest of us plug away at the daily grind. Or is that Labor Day?Read More
No, Forcing People to Abstain from Sex Is Mysterious
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 18, 2013 10:30 AM |It is mysterious how parents often want to control teens' sexualities, or conservatives want to control everyone's sexualities. Is there any other activity with such capacity to increase happiness - everyone's happiness - but still manages to be suppressed with disproportionately little protest?Read More
Hate Trumps Community and Learning
Filed by Ed Team | February 18, 2013 8:00 AM |Because hate for LGBT people trumps community and learning for every kid in the county. Sign Bayli's petition here....Read More
It's the fair thing to do.
Filed by Ed Team | February 18, 2013 7:00 AM |"Allowing same-sex couples to wed under the law would not devalue traditional marriage. It would affirm the bedrock values that underlie and sustain such unions. "Marriage promotes stable families, safeguards the interests of children and rewards committed relationships. "Recognizing same-sex...Read More
