A Los Angeles Times investigation shows how poorly the BSA handled instances of child abuse in the 1970s and 1980s, but also how much their policies have improved.
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Merit Badge for Silence
As with the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the Boy Scouts’ position on homosexuality denies gay people the basic right to self-definition.
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The Boy Scouts Get It Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Despite the hopes of reformers, the organization chooses to continue excluding gays.
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Penn State Redux
Former FBI director Louis Freeh’s team blames the school’s administration, including Joe Paterno.
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Anderson Cooper Is WHAT?
I know, you’re shocked. So here’s something even more gaily groundbreaking.
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Cruel? Sure, but How Unusual?
Alito’s overlooked, important dissent on juvenile sentencing
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Why Does The Atlantic Hate Women?
Why men (oh, and women, too) still can’t have it all.
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Almost Time To Go Back to the Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America’s anti-gay policy is up for review—and some high-profile members are coming out against it
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A Mayor for the Occupy Set
Jefferson Smith isn’t planning to shed his activist and political organizer cred if elected to run Portland.