And by "social conservatives," I mean, specifically, persons who oppose homosexual relationships or, at least, same-sex marriage. Here 's Dennis Prager's much-mocked Townhall column. He says things like "Wh…
The Economist asks: Other appetites... have been sated even to excess by modern business. Food far beyond the simple needs of stomachs, and sex (or at least images of it) far beyond the needs of reproduction, bombard the modern m…
Who knows why? Sherman the Monkey. What is he thinking? Anyway... sneezing and orgasms: compare and contrast. 1. Just thinking about sex might make you sneeze. 2. ...
The BBC reports on Syrian underwear. What may be a new discovery to outsiders is that Islamic sexual mores are not only about veiling women, segregating the sexes and austerity. On the contrary, sex is there to be enjoyed to the …
"... justice porn is a potent, ubiquitous presence in our lives.... justice porn constantly preaches doctrines of prudence, responsibility, and self-empowerment..." That doesn't sound very porn-like. Why is Greg B…
Link. Possible responses: 1. You're 38 and it's your second marriage, no one cares about your pretentious chastity, and this is lame publicity seeking. 2. When you're old enough to be jaded about everything, this is …
Asked Dan Drezner , quoted by Language Log's Geoff Nunberg in his post about the oral argument in the Supreme Court case about "fleeting expletives" in the broadcast media. (Kevin Martin is the FCC chairman who favo…
Christina Reihill writes: While the idea of the modern man as a hairless metrosexual more interested in manicures than motors challenges my notions of a heterosexual man, I'm more interested in the state of play between the s…
I'll highlight a few, but read the whole thing . 18) (John McCain has chosen a running mate) "whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion." -- South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Car…
Byron York says yes , defending this McCain ad (which is probably one of the ads Obama called "sleaziest" ). York says: The legislation in question, a bill in the Illinois State Senate that was supported but not sponso…
What does it mean that this article — about married couples forcing themselves to have sex every day — has been #1 on the NYT most-emailed list for days? It should be noted that both couples — the "Bible-studying steak-eati…
Dupre was Eliot Spitzer's favorite prostitute, so people want to understand the words. But like those ridiculous Chinese characters fools have permanently inked on their carcasses, Dupre's tattoo botches the language. The…
I've been meaning to do another vlog about me and my Kindle. ( Here 's the original one.) The truth is, I hardly ever touch the damned thing. (But please, if you buy one, buy it through this link so I can get a percentag…
Emily Bazelon wants to talk about infidelity: Like everything else about male sexuality, the male desire to lie with another woman is boringly uncomplicated. But why do women have affairs? The judgment of literature ( Anna Karen…
Because your political opinions are more important than protecting the innocence of children and your terrific sense of humor cancels out any ugliness that might seem to intrude on the sensitivities of repressed adults.
Former bartender Paul Broomfield explains the problem of bars: "When you work at a bar, you get to see the best and worst of a person in one night. They come in wearing a mask, looking like they've got it all together. …
Here 's some timely analysis by law and religion prof John Witte Jr. (It's especially timely for me because it's the subject of the Constitutional Law exam I'm working on grading right now... as I take a break to …