ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

It's this little piece of news I spotted on Twitter:   Marine Corps survey shows 17 percent of male Marine respondents say they woul...

Content Warning:  Rape Avoidance This one. It makes you think about the way we frame issues and it makes an important point.  Courses o...

Because I'm working on some evolutionary psychology stuff you are getting extra doses of all that makes me thunder about it.  Aren'...

I have no idea what the lyrics of that song are because English lyrics still give me trouble. I hope they are not somehow inappropri...

OK.  Now I'm getting worried about my mental health.  I've just finished quickly skimming  a study which concluded that based on d...

This piece about the dangers of leaving a child unattended in a locked car for a few minutes (when it is not hot)  reminded me of an earli...

Reading most of my evolutionary psychology (ep) posts in order, one after another, is quite an accomplishment.  I needed to do that for ano...

The story about a dolphin communicating with beached whales which then followed her easily to freedom.   Assuming it is a true story, it m...

And not just for conservative anger, by the way.  I've heard from several Liberals (mostly men but not just men) who viscerally hate he...

This is by Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827): Writing shit about new snow for the rich is not art.                 

A list of some delicious things: Sex. Chocolate. The velvety undersides of floppy dog ears. The sudden shock of bright red berries aga...

Is there something in the Bible about Jesus wanting us all to bear arms?  I've read through it a few times but can't recall anythin...

Some reactions to the announcement that the ban on women in combat roles has been removed.  These are from one Eschaton thread but you shou...

Governor Jindal: NEW ORLEANS -- Starting Feb. 1 Louisiana will stop offering hospice care services to most patients on medicaid. The Loui...

If the sources have this right , Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the ban on women serving in combat.  Is this progress that a femin...

I'm supposed to write about Roe v. Wade.  Others are doing it much better , noting that the decision was divisive, that the rights of ...

That's the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. What the actual powers of CEDAW are can be deb...

I've been traveling and haven't had time for any more careful thought than which lane to pick on the motorways/highways or how to s...

You may have heard that old joke about humility.  Goddesses, for instance, have much to be humble about, which means that they (we) can be ...

This story about labiaplasty may not describe a truly common new type of surgery, but that something called vaginal rejuvenation surgery e...