August 30, 2012 10:40AM
“Barbara: I do not believe that talking about birth control as central to womanhood places me on the far left. Yes, we are more than our sexuality and…”
About: Ann Romney May Love Me, but I don't Love Her
August 30, 2012 10:34AM
“Thank you all for your comments. I guess we can't know if her empathy is sincere. I think she thinks it is, if that makes any sense at all. Just like…”
About: Ann Romney May Love Me, but I don't Love Her
June 22, 2012 12:06PM
“This is absolutely chilling. I'm glad you walked out. I find the atmosphere at smaller, more "academic" high schools to be toxic in a lot of w…”
About: Open Call - When the Teacher is Bullied
June 18, 2012 10:55AM
“This is great, Cyndi. I, too, get tired of defending the value of an education, my value as an educator, even the value of writing for the sake of wri…”
About: Why Classics?
April 26, 2012 09:10AM
“@Aristoxenus: I don't know the exact nature of the charge so I can't speak to that, but yes, the entire policy needs to be rewritten, which could incl…”
About: Felons Need not Apply: Work Study and Second Chances
April 25, 2012 11:53AM
“When I taught R and J to HS Freshmen, I remember having a long discussion about why they were in such a hurry to get married. I had to explain that th…”
About: Shakespeare knew it. So should we.
April 16, 2012 04:16PM
“Yes, yes, yes. A thousand times, yes. R”
About: On Mommy Track Choices
March 29, 2012 04:04PM
“This is excellent. You clearly articulate all of the qualities about these books that I intuited but have had trouble explaining when someone asks me…”
About: Power, Public Life, and The Hunger Games
March 17, 2012 02:12PM
“@kiporous: That 's actually a very fair criticism. Mine was a reductive definition of anyone's sexuality, let alone homosexuality. In my own defense,…”
About: When "Traditional Values" had a Party, and Love Showed Up
February 28, 2012 08:57AM
“Thanks so much for this. I have been unable to articulate just why I have felt uncomfortable with all of the hoopla over the Help. People seem to fal…”
About: And the Winner is...Viola Davis
February 25, 2012 08:29AM
“I am very late to the party, but let me just add my kudos to the list here. This is my story almost to the letter, and it's the story of thousands of m…”
About: Birth Control Made Me
February 22, 2012 01:46PM
“This is shocking, scorchingly honest, and beautifully written. But I wish none of it had ever happened. Sigh.”
About: Complicity
February 17, 2012 09:14PM
“Told you it was fabulous. Xo R”
About: Can Do No More
February 06, 2012 10:06AM
“To clarify: nowhere do I say that any charity should be required to fund any other entity. My problem is with their hypocrisy and the inconsistency w…”
About: Komen's Disingenuous Reversal is Not Enough
February 03, 2012 09:00AM
“Standing. Applauding. Cheering. Well said, sir.”
About: I’m Pro-Life. So why do I support Planned Parenthood?
January 27, 2012 12:17PM
“By turns hilarious and infuriating. Good catch indeed, Mom.”
About: Good Catch Mom
January 19, 2012 02:23PM
“This might be the best thing I've ever read on Open. It's one of the best essays I've ever read anywhere, for that matter. Blessings to you on this j…”
About: Found
December 14, 2011 09:40AM
“Best line: "Then Mitt said, 'I don't?'"”
About: I’m Mitt Romney’s Hair Stylist
December 12, 2011 07:54PM
“As the lover of two girls and one old, rickety house, I savored every word of this. What an apt metaphor for your reconstructed life: full of charm an…”
About: The Dessert Girl
December 10, 2011 09:54PM
“Feel free to copy and share the link, Phyllis! Thanks for the props, all. Glad I made you chuckle.”
About: 15 Things Middle Aged Women Love to do on Facebook
November 11, 2011 04:17PM
“10 years from now, those kids who rioted will feel horrible about it. Or they'll deny that they were ever there at all. You and I agree completely. H…”
About: Joe Paterno and the "Cult of Personality"
November 11, 2011 09:05AM
“This is a great portrait of your dad. It reminds me of Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" Sundays too my father got up early and put his cl…”
About: In Praise of a Desperate Man
November 11, 2011 09:00AM
“Best to you and your wife, Tom. It is a terrible disease. My best friend is currently battling stage 4 lung cancer. She has never put a cigarette to…”
About: The Winter of Our Discontent
November 11, 2011 08:50AM
“This is excellent, Tom. I think there are plenty of people who ignore the larger truths when they are inconvenient. I have never understood why peopl…”
About: Stem Cells and Sophie's Choice
November 10, 2011 04:16PM
“The poem is perfect. Awful and sad, but perfect. Well done.”
About: The Lion in Winter
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