Tag Archives: Responsibility
Letter re:”Laissez-Faire Meets the Oil Spill”
Dear Editor: Thomas Frank ended his list of questions regarding the oil spill by stating that, absent answers from the right, “for now, we are all liberals” (“Laissez-Faire Meets the Oil Spill,” The Tilting Yard, June 2). This conception defines … Continue reading
Filed under Kat
Nature and Nurture
This week it’s all about Nature Versus Nurture First we saw this evidence that women on the Pill — a big dose of estrogen — find themselves attracted to men that would not be as attractive without that hormonal push. … Continue reading
Filed under Kat
Police Checkpoints at Home
What starts with “P” and ends with “olicestate”? Rather: What happens when a federal jurisdiction attempts to police a bunch of individuals lacking in any intermediate municipal governance or representative voice in that federal rule? The WaPo reports: A civil … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to Plan A?
Early this week the Food and Drug Administration will announce a new plan to lower the required age for obtaining the “Morning After” pill without a doctor’s prescription from 18 to 17. Plan B is a godsend for women whose … Continue reading
Filed under Women
Modern Responsibility
Dear Editor, Please find a response to Mr. Howard’s commentary regarding modern law and waning American freedom below. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Howard that the Responsibility Age is a positive part of the “Yes, We Can” era, and I … Continue reading
Filed under Letters
Teach a Man to Fish
A letter I mailed today: If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime. Ben Bernanke, I thought you believed in America’s ability … Continue reading
