Jun 14, 2013 @ 12:03pm A reader writes: Thanks for pointing out that LGBT as an acronym refers to so much that it refers to nothing. And I totally do think that there are a large number of “closeted bisexuals” out there, if you define “bisexuality” as anyone who has had a same-sex experience and … Continue reading What’s A Bisexual Anyway?
A reader writes: Thanks for pointing out that LGBT as an acronym refers to so much that it refers to nothing. And I totally do think that there are a large number of “closeted bisexuals” out there, if you define “bisexuality” as anyone who has had a same-sex experience and enjoyed it. That describes me … Continue reading What’s A Bisexual Anyway?
Friday on the Dish, Andrew plumbed his motivations for supporting the Iraq War, admired Obama on Israel while remaining skeptical that he could make a difference, and prayed for David Kuo and his family. Turning his eye abroad, he wondered if Boris Johnson could reshape British politics, expected big green things from Francis, and endorsed outing a bishop whose hypocrisy couldn’t be ignored. … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew continued to work through Washington’s (and his own) failures leading up to the Iraq War, unpacked the latest polling data on marriage equality, and liked Francis as we filled in the details on his past. In home news, he dove into the details on our first month behind the meter and dissected the similarities and differences … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
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I noted that roughly ten percent of Americans admit to using marijuana in the last year and approximately a third of Americans admit to having tried it at some point. Dreher is underwhelmed by these numbers: I have no doubt marijuana use is far more ubiquitous in cultural-liberal circles (which includes libertarians) than it is among cultural conservatives, and I … Continue reading How Mainstream Is Pot?
Kleiman objects to my characterization of marijuana law in Colorado and Washington: Sullivan refers to people making money by growing and selling pot in violation of federal law as "law-abiding citizens." Many of them are in fact otherwise law-abiding. But the Controlled Substances Act law is still the law, even if you disagree with it. And Sullivan certainly … Continue reading The Letter Of The Law
A reader is set off by our Samsara post:
Look, I know you haven't been amused enough by my previous emails re: the seriousness of marijuana abuse to post up my comments, but I've been getting almost daily reminders from your blog that get me more and more pissed about this issue. Your choice of blog entries about pot and your inability to preface any of your arguments for legalization with a reminder that marijuana is NOT a harmless drug has honestly surprised me. The issue and topic of legalization might be a good fit for your blog, but your uncompromising, fanatical celebration of this drug is a bit awkward. What's with your obsession over pot?
Marijuana is NOT a harmless drug. And the fact that many writers, bloggers, and columnists such as yourself have been talking about it in such casual, one-sided terms (perhaps in spite of the federal government's unnecessary and stupid enforcement of it) is downright destructive.
Friday on the Dish, Andrew demolished the image of Palin-as-naif some saw in Game Change, knocked down Mitt's fantasy foreign policy, and addressed a challenge to his view of Romney as-weak-candidate. We guessed Romney might run the world like Clinton, noticed some glitches in Mittbot's Southern programming, watched him rise in Mississippi, saw Alabama tighten, charted Santorum's … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
