Kate Sheppard

The funniest part of this piece from the Post on the 14 states that have rejected federal money for “abstinence-only” sex education programs is the point when the abstinence fans — largely the same folks that want to delegate Roe v. Wade back to the states — vow to force states to take the funding: […]

Family Security Matters just released their 2007 list of the 10 most “insipid, scary and yes, downright dangerous” college courses. Big surprise — they’re courses about labor, sexuality, race, and “social justice.” According to FSM, they “express an agenda far beyond any honest or accurate academic cause” and “offer nothing more than to stroke the […]

So, is Jonah Goldberg‘s new book cover intentionally co-opting the logo of the nation’s cutist lil’ neo-Nazis, or was that just an accident? I’ll leave it to others to speculate. Sadly, No! has some fabulous screen shots of Goldberg’s much-anticipated first outing in book form. –Kate Sheppard

Over the weekend, the world (and the planet) scored a win as the U.S. delegates to the climate change summit in Bali made an abrupt turn, accepting the road map to a post-Kyoto pact. After two weeks of discussions, the majority of the delegates came up with a plan of action that set a 2009 […]

With With John McCain‘s endorsements from the Des Moines Register, Boston Globe, and Portsmouth Herald over the weekend, after already scoring the endorsement of the Union Leader, New Hampshire’s largest paper, earlier this month. He also won an endorsement from Joe Lieberman, for whatever that’s worth. All this last minute hubbub seems to indicate that […]

On the Times op-ed page today, Sarah Murray raises the question of whether food miles, or calculating the distance traveled/energy used to bring you your food is a relevant measure of sustainability. She argues that some modes of transportation are more efficient, farmers in Africa use less energy-intensive agricultural practices, and foods grown far away […]

The Clinton campaign unveiled a new ad spot in New Hampshire and Iowa today that focuses on her role as a mother and daughter: Maybe I’m alone here, but I found it hilarious when the only text line in the body of the spot appeared proclaiming “Hillary’s mom lives with her.” Apparently that’s supposed to […]

Over on Danger Room, Noah Shachtman wonders whether climate change is a military issue. Seems the Defense Authorization Bill that just passed in the House “includes a requirement for future defense planning to include consideration of the risks posed by global warming to current and future Department of Defense facilities, capabilities, and missions,” according to […]

Via Chris Hayes via Wonkette, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has released a “Twelve Days of Christmas” parody about what “the liberals” would disperse as holiday treats this year. But wait, don’t we hate Christmas, Jesus, everything contained therein? And aren’t there some Republicans out there who learned how to carry a tune in the […]

Like yesterday’s GOP debate, the Democratic debate was pretty tight and focused on generating discussion of real issues for voters in the Iowa caucus (save for the last few throwaway questions). Register editor Carolyn Washburn kept the discussion strictly to policy and priorities, and each candidate was asked to answer nearly every question, unlike other […]