So, the ACLU is suing the US government over giving funds to the "Silver Ring Thing", an abstinence-only education group that also has a heavy dose of religious proselytization: they give the presentation to kids on avoiding sex … [Read more...]
Archives for May 17, 2005
Public radio woes
Western MA blogger and religious right expert Frederick Clarkson will be on NPR's excellent interview show "Fresh Air" tomorrow (Wednesday). Locally, you can hear the show at 3 pm on WBUR (90.9 FM). Congrats, … [Read more...]
Global warming and that river in Egypt, parts II, III, IV, V., etc.
Ok, so I've been lost in the wilds of the comments section from an older post, going back and forth about global warming with a fellow named Brian, a chemist from Ole Miss. He's tough ... but I'm still pretty sure I'm right. :) … [Read more...]
Bad sex? So sue me!
Link.The facts: a man and woman were engaged in sexual intercourse, during which he, well, broke his penis. He sued, claiming that his partner was negligent because she failed to exercise "reasonable care" in the course of … [Read more...]
News from Central Asia
It is admittedly a bit far from local politics in Massachusetts, but since one of your trusty correspondents finds himself in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today, a country recently in world news, we thought BMG readers might enjoy a post from a bit … [Read more...]