Under a bill to be introduced soon in Utah, sex education teachers would be criminally liable if they "deviate from state law governing sex education, which requires that it focus on physical and emotional development of adolescents, healthy relationships and the threat and prevention of diseases." The bill is being…
It’s difficult to watch hecklers, even when you agree with them. On a superficial level they are rude. By interrupting formal speeches they are preventing the officially designated speaker from delivering his or her message. But what alternatives do we have when modern-day powerful politicians carefully exclude people who disagree…
I’m learning a lot about honeypot ants. They are incredible little creatures. Also known as repletes or storage ants, certain members of these ant colonies serve as living storage jars for the nectar gathered by the other workers. Their abdomens extend many times bigger than the ant originally was, such…
A group called Birth Control Watch is suggesting that we ask the following questions to the candidates: 1. Do you support couples having access to safe and effective birth control options, including emergency contraception? 2. Do you agree that for women to achieve equality, they must have access to family…
This testimony by John Yoo is disgraceful on many levels. Yoo was commenting (or, rather, refusing to comment) on his previous "work" in Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Of course, in this Think Progress video, Yoo is doing his best to uphold the disgraceful actions of his former boss,…