RBG, a grandson, and autumn
My mood is somewhere between thoughtfulness and thanks, melancholy and marvel.
Jane Ahlin
Supreme Court’s logic shows no evenhandedness toward abortion clinics
As Justice Stephen Breyer said during oral arguments in a recent California case, “the rule of law embodies evenhandedness … what is sauce for the goose is normally sauce for the gander.”
The Cuba of imagination and the Cuba we visited
Make no mistake, even as Fidel Castro improved the lot of the poor and made education and health care free for all, he made a mess of the Cuban economy.
We know what happens when Planned Parenthood clinics close
More than half of Planned Parenthood health centers are in rural or medically underserved communities. And Planned Parenthood is often the only “safety-net” family planning provider.
Women’s all-too-common memories: Post-Trump-video tweet storm says #notokay
In three days almost 27 million people had responded or visited Kelly Oxford’s Twitter page inviting women to tell their stories.
The August blues: out of sorts when the natural world is bountiful and magnificent
The subject here is that pensive, everyday form of angst that is bitter and sweet, happy and sad, an ache that makes us irritable for no apparent reason.
On pitting cherries, young voters, and jam vs. pie
Turns out 1972 is the only year since the 26th Amendment was signed in ’71 that the percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds voting was greater than 50 percent.
The role of hatred in America — and the price we’re paying for it
We must talk about this unfortunate place we’ve reached where civility and respect in society are dismissed as unnecessary niceties.
Earlier Bernies and the generation gap
Bernie Sanders’ candidacy may feel new, but it echoes one-issue candidates from the past. And that doesn’t bode well.
Guns and cigarettes: a parallel
Put simply, change occurred in America’s smoking culture when facts replaced fictions. That took studies — lots of them over a period of years.
Tree’s up, but did the marriage survive?
For us, the annual trek to the tree lot is a crapshoot: We back the car out of the garage happily married, never quite knowing what will come next.
Taking kids to college: lots of preparation and a good cry
The best and worst of parenting is that gaining and losing go hand in hand. To gain the adult leading a successful life, we have to lose the kid who can’t remember to set an alarm.
A weekend for rhubarb, lilacs and honoring our war dead
if we have a bouquet of lilacs on the table and rhubarb pie for dessert on Memorial Day, the stage is set for a fine summer.
She’s a mom
For Mother’s Day: Thoughts on moms — from beginning to never-ending.
Elf on the Shelf: the latest in a long line of Christmas creepiness
The right thinks Christians are discriminated against, and the left sees Elf on the Shelf and thinks NSA.
How does the Supreme Court nullify thee? Let us count the ways
In its Hobby Lobby decision, the Supreme Court male majority betrays the many ways in which it trusts the corporations and not the people.
Love and hate November
On the upside: Thanksgiving. On the downside: Some of the saddest and least understandable events in my life have occurred in November.
Consider the perspective and rights of those who are profiled
What rankles me about the Trayvon Martin case: The perspective of a young person profiled through no fault of his own was lost.
The poignant blues of August
These blues have an almost-sweet sadness over something indefinable that’s gone for another year.
The high value Americans place on birth control is shown by how many use it
The great majority of Americans are happy with the inclusion of contraception and general family planning services in health care reform law.
