Today students around the country are taking time out of their school day to protest the utter failure of our political and cultural systems to protect them Continue Reading
Tag: politics
There are so many terrifying things happening in our federal government right now that it’s easy to miss a cabinet post confirmation vote that could destroy public education. The president Continue Reading
I’ve struggled a lot with the fallout of last November. That evening, my oldest stepdaughter texted me a simple, “dad, is the world ending?” All three kids Continue Reading
If you don’t live in DC, you probably associate Washington with national politics and all its current associated nastiness. But, believe it or not, those of us who Continue Reading
Like many other parents, I woke up on November 9th afraid for the future and struggling to find the right words to explain the election to my Continue Reading
I was listening to NPR this morning and got to thinking about how people talk about Hillary Clinton and what is spun variously as her need for Continue Reading
CN: Transphobia At the risk of making this the Grounded Bathrooms page for a little while here, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Target Continue Reading
I’ve seen several friends posting memes such as this on Facebook recently. The idea seems to be that university students should stop seeking scholarships, debt relief, or Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, Salon published a piece I wrote entitled “Stop telling me I’m poisoning my kids”: Food crusaders, sancti-mommies and the rise of entitled eaters. Continue Reading
I have been having sex (both consensual and non-consensual, and with some significant hiatuses) since I was 12 years old. I am now 45. In all that Continue Reading