Article here. Excerpt:

'During the past few days I was asked about the existence of Jewish ‘intactivists’, of which there are actually quite a few, and I decided to put together a post that lists some of the most prominent. As someone who identifies as Jewish, I find this question particularly curious as well, although I’ll admit that Judaism has never played a significant role in my personal or family life. Let’s get started.'

Story here. Feminists used to insist that if there were more women in political positions, there'd be less corruption. They don't say this anymore. Now they just talk about it in general, abstract terms about it just "being better" for whatever reason (diversity of viewpoints, etc.). Point is, *anyone* can (and usually does) get corrupted before or during assuming any office of public trust. Excerpt:

'PITTSBURGH (AP) — The story has more irony than a Greek tragedy. Three sisters from a devoutly Catholic family have seen their personal and political careers ruined by a scandal that began with, of all things, a letter to some nuns.

Thursday's conviction of suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin along with her aide and sister, Janine Orie, on campaign corruption charges mean they might join a third sister — former state Sen. Jane Orie — in state prison. No sentencing date has been set.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A veteran of the first Battle of Fallujah is pushing legislation aimed at trying to prevent the military from lowering physical standards to allow women to serve in more combat roles.

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee who served as a Marine officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, is offering legislation designed to ensure that the military establishes a single physical standard for combat infantry jobs.

Article here. All well and good but talk is cheap. As long as he supports and propagates a social and legal system that actively discourages men even from having kids much less wanting to marry their mothers, things will only go from bad to worse in this department. It's actions that count, not words. And so far, all he's provided is words, with actions that go in the opposite direction. Excerpt:

'President Barack Obama spoke before students and faculty of Hyde Park Academy, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago. Most assumed it would be another speech on gun violence.
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"As the son of a single mom who gave everything she had to raise me, with the help of my grandparents, I turned out okay," he said, calling single moms "heroic" and worthy of praise.

Story here. Excerpt:

'When the Manatee County Sheriff’s office got the call that a woman was standing on a street in broad daylight kicking strangers in the genitals, reports the Miami Herald, they sent an undoubtedly unlucky deputy to investigate.

When the deputy found a woman who matched the description of wearing red pants and braids, he called for her to come towards him. Instead the woman, now identified as Katina Jane Collins, ran for it. As the deputy gave chase, Collins allegedly stopped in her tracks and punched the officer in the face, knocking his sunglasses off. The deputy was able to get Collins on the ground and in handcuffs, despite her alleged attempts to scratch the deputy while he handcuffed her, the report said.'

Article here. What a great piece of writing addressing a very ordinary phenomenon in an extraordinary way. Any POV that allows men a more expansive view of themselves or of masculinity is a good one. Excerpt:

'To all the boys who may or may not be queer. The boys picked last in sports but first for the latest in fashion, entertaining, and tasteful decorating. The boys who couldn’t catch a football but instead could clean a bathroom until it sparkles and offer serious, heartfelt care to a sick sibling.

I salute you.

I salute us. In this culture, our gifts go unrecognized or at worse, get criticized and mocked. I salute all the boys like me who were different. Yes, we are here to stay and more importantly will be leading the revolution when the time comes.

Did I mention the time is now?'

Letter here. The letter starts about halfway down the page. Excerpt:

'Beyond fraud, waste, duplication, non-accountability, false accusations and the denial of civil rights, the blatantly obvious problem with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is that women constitute only about half of the true victims of domestic violence. The other half is made up of men, and they receive absolutely zero protections and services from Sen. Patrick Leahy’s (D-Vt.) VAWA reauthorization (“Senate passes VAWA reauthorization,” Feb. 12).
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Decades of consistently replicated social science research shows that domestic violence is initiated about equally by men and women; that slightly more women than men are physically harmed, but that men nonetheless represent more than 40 percent of the physically harmed victims; that the domestic violence initiation rates for women, and especially young women, have been rising; and that the domestic violence rates for bisexuals, gays and lesbians all are higher than for heterosexual couples.'

Article here. Excerpt:

"Women-only clubs and societies have sprung up in the capital, including private members' club Grace in Belgravia (where men are allowed on a Thursday night - but for dinner only), the Sorority Club in Holborn, KC'z Bar in Soho and beer-tasting club Dea Latis, showing a trend for places where professional women can socialise in exclusive spaces.

Many of these places are seen as 'safe areas', where women can go without being bothered or harassed by men.

Speaking to the Metro newspaper, KC Gates, owner of KC'z's, said: 'There’s the stereotype where women say can’t eat or be themselves in front of a man, whereas they can let loose with their girls, and that is exactly what they are doing at these venues.

‘I know women who want a place to eat that’s just for them, with female-only staff. Women who wear veils can come in and undress, and they don’t have to hide.’"

Article here. Excerpt:

'A group of unusual allies gave presentations to a Senate health committee Wednesday, urging more regulation for assisted reproduction.

Researchers from Christian groups, as well as a prominent abortion-rights group, the National Organization for Women, said the United States has become a "Wild West" for "commercial surrogacy" that exploits and endangers women.

A host of ethical concerns surrounding fertility treatments were raised, including the case of a Topeka man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple.
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William Marotta, the Topeka man embroiled in a legal battle with the state after answering a lesbian couple's online ad for a sperm donor, was mentioned, but Wednesday's presentations mostly focused on fertility treatments' effects on women.'

Interview here. Excerpt:

'When it comes to education, are boys the new girls? Are they facing more discrimination than their female peers, just because they are sexually different? According to recent studies, boys score as well as or better than girls on most standardized tests, yet they are far less likely to get good grades, take advanced classes or attend college. We asked prominent gender warriors, Michael Kimmel and Christina Hoff Sommers, to hash this one through in HuffPost's latest "Let's Talk" feature.'

Recent interview available on YouTube here. The posting site is http://www.freedomainradio.com/.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Tavares-based Florida Alimony Reform's efforts to change the state's alimony laws took a big leap forward in the Florida Legislature Thursday when the House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted 10-2 in favor of HB 231.

Sponsored by state Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, HB 231 revises factors to be considered when awarding alimony, including how much and for how long.

Workman told fellow lawmakers that the state's alimony laws are "archaic" and that FAR's goal is to provide better guidelines for the courts to follow.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'A Dade County, Florida judge has slammed the State Attorney’s Office and the mother it represented for pursuing a father for child support when both the state’s lawyer and the mother knew her allegations against him were false.  Read about it here (Miami Herald, 2/7/13).

It’s long been a scandal that state Attorneys General and other state level child support enforcement agencies represent custodial parents free of charge in child support cases while non-custodial parents, likely already strapped for cash, have to hire their own lawyers to represent them.  As I’ve said before, the U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement budgets some $5 billion a year to help custodial parents (overwhelmingly mothers) but a mere $10 million to help non-custodial parents (overwhelmingly fathers).  But the inequality in child support matters hardly ends there.
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Article here. Excerpt:

'Like a lot of dads, Sanderson wants more and knows his kids need more.  But unlike a lot of dads, he’s not content to go hat in hand to the court to beg for a few more hours or days.  He’s done that plenty of course, but Sanderson doesn’t stop there.  For one thing, he lobbied the state legislature to change custody laws.  That failed as it has in so many other states.
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So Sanderson set his sights a little lower.  He got enough people to sign a petition for a county-wide ballot initiative that was the same as the previous state-wide one.  And, lo and behold, it passed in a landslide!  Walsh County residents voted 66% to 34% in favor of equally shared parenting by fit parents.  In due course, county commissioners voted 4 – 1 to add it to the county ordinances.  In Walsh County, North Dakota, equally shared parenting had become law, thanks to the tireless work of Mitch Sanderson.
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Article here. Excerpt:

'The American Academy of Pediatrics announced in 2012 a change in its policy regarding infant male circumcision. Whereas previously they held “the procedure is not essential to the childʼs current well-being,” now in their carefully worded statement they say “the benefits outweigh the risks.” This reversal comes at a time when circumcision rates are at their lowest point in years in the USA, and when many people around the world are taking a stand against the procedure.
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Just because there remains no conscious memory of events before speech develops doesnʼt mean they are “forgotten.” I can understand the general public may still believe that what cannot be remembered canʼt cause lasting damage. But that a medical organization, representing 60,000 primary care pediatricians, has chosen not to consider longterm emotional damage is nothing less than criminal.