And their latest gimmick is gaining traction. In a renewed attempt to steal hearts and minds, anti-choice zealots are grasping at idealogical straws to sway the undecideds. Nature will do. Citing protections for endangered species, Montana’s Steve Daines claimed that our country grants more rights to unborn sea turtles than to human fetuses. Let’s break down…

Who is Jane? And why does she want revenge? — The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization shortly, and it’s widely expected they’ll overturn a woman’s right to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions in the United States. …

How insulated must someone be to believe babies are being saved? — The Supreme Court is finally poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the law that gave women the right to healthcare without undue governmental restriction. One of the Court’s the most widely-contested decisions, I’ve never understood the arguments. Just how is it that Republicans can love this particular governance—enforcing motherhood—and have…

And my friend had no idea. Dry January Addiction Chronicles, Part 1. My friend Mara and I were huddled over menus in an East Village Thai place barely wider than a doorway, deep in conversation about an ex of hers that pre-dated our friendship. …

Hello pasta, my old friend. — The advice wasn’t the worst I’d ever heard. Still, when my 30-year-old GP recommended I give up gluten, I rolled my eyes. Whenever someone told me they’d just paid to see a nutritionist, I felt fairly confident I could supply their prescription. “Cut out gluten, meat, and dairy.” To my…

Letting the blame fall on a woman is beyond ironic, it’s the essence of the problem — In-person, on social media, and right here in response to my articles on Medium, I’ve heard variations on this idea: “I blame Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not retiring when Barack Obama asked her to.” My initial reaction was to think, Damn. That’s a good point. Then my inner skeptic reared…

Clarence Thomas wanted us to know he’s coming after gay rights and birth control. — Turning women into second-class citizens is not enough for Clarence Thomas. In the ruling that overturned Roe, Thomas took his logic all the way to its end game. …

Feminism is dead. Long live feminism. After a burst of power, feminism is back to where it stood in 2011, when the author Caitlin Moran reclaimed the word. Back then, scads of celebrity females considered the term a negative, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to name a few. By the time Beyoncé performed “Flawless”…

So worth it. — Republicans responded to being held hostage last Jan. 6 by holding a press conference challenging Nancy Pelosi to investigate gas prices. Is it ignorance? Were they in on it? Or are they as deluded as Donald the Terrible? Such committees have been convened in the wake of Pearl Harbor, the…