Month: September 2015

Do Men Really Hate Women?

Karen Straughan (@girlwriteswhat) succinctly discusses that men don’t hate women. VERY interesting:   I don’t think there is a universe that could exist where men, in general, hate women. So maybe the first thing would be to stop accusing men…

Handling Adversity

I found this on the internet and thought I’d share: A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her – her husband had cheated on her and she…

Stan Garnett: ‘Shadow’ campus system is no solution

    An excerpt from and op-ed by Stan Garnett District attorney of Colorado’s 20th Judicial District, headquartered in Boulder, CO       http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28837636/stan-garnett-shadow-campus-system-is-no-solution As a person who deals with the issue of sex assault on campus , it seems appropriate…

The Coddling of the American Mind

In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health. By GREG LUKIANOFF AND JONATHAN HAIDT SEPTEMBER 2015 ISSUE of The Atlantic Something strange…

Slavery By Another Name

I just finished this book. It’s amazing. One of the first books to open my eyes to the reality of our system of “corrections” was The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Other books like Taken Into Custody by Stephen…