Archive for June, 2009
“What about Women in Early American History?” In which Historiann and friends get up on their high horses and rope ‘em up good : Historiann : History and sexual politics, 1492 to the present
“What about Women in Early American History?” In which Historiann and friends get up on their high horses and rope ‘em up good : Historiann : History and sexual politics, 1492 to the present.
I’m not a historian of early America so can’t add much to this already excellent post. I just can’t believe we’re still [...]
Media dis&dat: AMA says there’s no more need to research link between vaccines, autism
Media dis&dat: AMA says there’s no more need to research link between vaccines, autism.
Because there isn’t one! The real danger is that vaccine rates have dropped to the point where childhood diseases are reappearing. I hope this puts the issue to rest, but given the tenacity of crackpot erroneous theories on the Web, I doubt [...]
Mind Hacks: Race bias and the menstrual cycle
Translation: the usual BS about women and their periods. As one commenter observes, how come no one studies the psychological impact of male hormonal cycles? In a culture that objectifies women and still treats violence against women trivially, perhaps there are logical reasons for women’s “risk avoidance”?
Mind Hacks: Race bias and the menstrual cycle.
RIP Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson
I wasn’t a huge fan of either, but am sad they’re gone.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nixon and Abortion
Yesterday’s New York Times reported on a newly released Nixon tape that reveals the president’s private thoughts on abortion. Although the President made no public statements about the Roe v. Wade decision, he made the following private statements on January 22, 1973, the day the decision was handed down (audio file here):
Nixon worried that greater [...]
Happy Father’s Day — Favorite TV Dad
This is a great way to honor Father’s Day — courtesy of Connecticut Wit. My favorite is Martin Lane (William Schallert) from The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966).
Who is your favorite TV Dad?
Shout out to grad school buddy — exposing publishing shenanigans of Big Pharma
via Tenured Radical. Fellow Cornellian Sergio Sismondo, a Philosophy Professor at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, has an excellent new article in the online journal Academic Matters. I heard Sergio give an earlier version of this research at a conference we attended at Oxford a few years ago. He suggests that the relationship between Big [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sexism Against Conservative Women Is Still Sexism
I made a similar reflection regarding Gov. Palin’s visit to Seneca Falls on my blog earlier this week.More on David LettermanRead the Article at HuffingtonPost
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sarah Palin goes to Seneca Falls
via Feminist Law Professors, who calls the visit “cringeworthy.” I’m not so sure — let’s keep in mind that these sound bites are often taken out of context. Also, let’s face it, a lot of so-called progressive columnists like to make Palin look like a stupid hillbilly. [who the hell cares about her pedicure -- [...]
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