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November 2014

November 12, 2014

Should we worry about Net Neutrality?

I really, really want to write this quickly before I start work today but here...

November 11, 2014

Parking a link: sex-change regret

Presented for comment: from The Federalist, "Trouble In Transtopia: Murmurs Of Sex Change Regret." I'd...

November 11, 2014

Parking a link: an odd article on teacher quality

Ann Althouse linked this morning to an article in the New York Times on Mormon...

November 10, 2014

Marriage: sacrament or commercial service?

This morning, Ann Althouse linked to an article about a couple who, as a form...

November 10, 2014

In today’s paper: “Why are fairy tales so white?”

That's the title of an article by Amina Luqman, in today's Trib but originally from...

November 08, 2014

25 years ago tomorrow – where were you?

Or the day after, depending. I wrote before that my memory is of following the...

November 08, 2014

On women and the priesthood

This is a post which is likely, due to its subject matter, to be of...

November 08, 2014

Parking a link: “Five Myths About the Berlin Wall”

This was in the Tribune a bit ago as a syndicated piece, but here it...

November 06, 2014

A 100 Days Agenda

Will he or won't he? That's what I was thinking this morning (I do my...

November 05, 2014

An Agenda for Congress

This Friday's "CFM" meeting (a church group) is at our house, and my husband is...

November 04, 2014

What’s up with the railroad industry?

Seriously.Over the past couple days, I've seen ads for Union Pacific. For CN. And now,...

November 04, 2014

Here’s something odd. . .

In the context of the "death with dignity" discussion, commenter cthulhu suggested a book called...

November 04, 2014

Q: What’s the difference between suicide and so-called “dying with dignity”?

A: Only that in the latter case, society or the government or your favorite advocacy...

November 03, 2014

October 2014

October 31, 2014

What is “death with dignity”? Or dignity, for that matter?

CNN has an opinion piece today called "My mother deserved to die with dignity", in...

October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!

That's my middle son, ready for the Halloween festivities at school today.

October 30, 2014

Could it happen here?

There have been a lot of revalations lately:An article at PJMedia and elsewhere that a...

October 30, 2014

For Discussion: Child Labor

Here's an article from the Wall Street Journal, via marginalrevolution.com, "Newest Legal Laborers in Bolivia:...

October 29, 2014

Parking a link: “Crossing off the Red Cross”

This is just one of many articles summarizing a longer article documenting the massive failure...

October 28, 2014

Two schools in one! (not in a good way)

Here in Illinois, school districts don't necessarily follow city limits. The high school district (because...

October 28, 2014

Why don’t we/can’t we buy plane tickets like we do hotel stays?

Imagine if Orbitz's airfare section was structured the same as its hotel section. You type...

October 28, 2014

In the news today: “CHA opens public housing wait lists”

Yes, I am following the election, but it's hard to get excited about it in...

October 28, 2014

Today’s “Ask Amy” window into 21st-century relationships

From today's Tribune:Dear Amy: I'm a woman in my late 20s. For several years, my...

October 27, 2014

Is it just me, or are the Dems campaign ads outdoing themselves in sleazy ads?

Case One: Bob Dold. Republican candidate for the north suburban Chicago House seat; he had...

October 27, 2014

Parking a link: Preteen sex?

Slate, from last week (missed it at the time) has a story (by Amanda Marcotte, of...

October 26, 2014

Today’s readings: usury

(I really, really need to get a start on putting labels on my blog posts....

October 25, 2014

What would you do?

Say you were, oh, I don't know, 75 or so, and aging hasn't treated you...