London, England, 2 pm Today on the Dish, Obama's debt ceiling deal was basically the former GOP ideal, Larry Summers stressed the gravity of the situation, and the 14th Amendment idea gained steam. Andrew reunited Marcus Bachmann to Christopher Guest's inspired character Corky St Clair. Will Wilkinson expected Bachmann's star to fade, but Larison called … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
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Mara Hvistendahl, author of a book on sex-selective abortion, responds to Ross Douthat's repurposing of her research. She insists that women, not fetuses, are the victims of sex-selective abortion:
Today on the Dish, Andrew seized on Boehner's economic terrorism, compromise evaporated, Chait assessed the 14th Amendment option, and Mark Halperin was a dick and a hack. Suzanne Mettler examined tax expenditures for rich and poor, Americans were prepared to take the Tory route, and rich Americans were willing to pay $2,500 to find a … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew praised Obama for getting so much done in what may be the most seismic period for gay equality in history. Andrew challenged Chris Christie's non-argument against gay marriage, compared his own radical fight to Larry Kramer's conservative one, and regaled us with tales of his first gay bar experience. Changing … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Yglesias takes issue with Douthat's column on sex-selective abortion (ie the abortion of girls because they are girls). In response, Ross repeats his main argument: My point was that the story of sex-selective abortion creates more difficulties — both intellectually and, I would submit, emotionally — for abortion-rights supporters than it does for those of … Continue reading A Dilemma For Pro-Choicers
A fascinating look at the perils of sex-selective abortions in the developing world. The social problems of a disproportionately male population mirror some of the disadvantages of polygamous cultures.
