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Blog: The “Uppity” Senator Warren

Blog: The “Uppity” Senator Warren

This thing that happened yesterday with Senator Elizabeth Warren has really gotten under my skin. It’s not like there haven’t been daily (virtually hourly) assaults on my state of mind since the inauguration. Every day is filled with anger and disillusionment. So much of my emotional energy and time has been spent these last few weeks on finding ways not to fall into a depression or, a...

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Blog: Can We Please Just Stop Talking About Virginity?

Blog: Can We Please Just Stop Talking About Virginity?

At least once a semester I go on a rant to my students about virginity. To me, there are few more destructive concepts in the world. In making my point today, I could focus on cultures in which virginity is so overtly prized that girls are routinely subject to “virginity tests,” which means that an examination is performed on them to see if their hymen is intact—under the mistaken beliefs that a) ...

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