Erosophia

Month: February 2010

  • "Excused Horrors"

    by Jason Stotts Back in November, Walter Williams wrote a piece called “Excused Horrors” that I meant to blog about, but it somehow got lost in the shuffle.  However, it was good enough that I still think people should take a look at it and think about Williams’s point. Nazis were responsible for the deaths…

  • Kasidie Interview on Swinging with Susan Block

    by Jason Stotts For those who don’t know, I’m currently researching information on swinging for a larger essay I’m writing on the subject.  I put up an interview I did with a couple I know who is in the lifestyle called “An Interview with Swingers” followed by my first attempt at understanding an aspect of…

  • Natural Fake Breasts

    by Jason Stotts Back in December, the NYT ran an article called “Natural Breast Augmentation” on new techniques that are being developed to perform breast implants using live fat from other parts of the body.  The idea is that if you could get this fat to grow and survive, then the breasts would be bigger,…

  • Interview on Swinging with Terry Gould

    by Jason Stotts I recently found a very interesting interview with Terry Gould, author of the book The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers.  His book is considered one of the most in-depth and honest accounts of the swinging community, from what I can gather in reviews and statements by people actually…

  • The State of Washington has Officially Incorporated the Second Amendment

    by Jason Stotts In a landmark ruling yesterday, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington has officially incorporated the Second Amendment in their state!  This is amazing and sets a precedent for the upcoming SCOTUS case McDonald v. City of Chicago. Here are some of the highlights of the opinion, the full text of…

  • California Set to Release Thousands of Prisoners

    by Jason Stotts The People’s State of California, in addition to being completely bankrupt, is now going to be forced to release thousands of prisoners. California state and local officials, already reeling from budget cuts and public-safety layoffs, are struggling with a federal order to release about 40,000 inmates to reduce prison overcrowding and bracing…

  • An Interesting Cartoon

    by Jason Stotts I just got a chain e-mail with the following cartoon that purports to be from a 1934 edition of the Chicago Tribune. In case you can’t read it, the “Plan of Action for the U.S.” is: Spend! Spend! Spend! Under the guide of recovery – bust the government – blame the capitalists for the failure – junk the constitution and…

  • Bisexuals?

    by Jason Stotts The always interesting Violet Blue (obviously her real name) has a new post up about bisexuality and how it can be hard to be bi in today’s world. Understanding bisexuality is not as straightforward as being straight, and while understanding queerness of any stripe engenders compassion and tolerance, it’s more commonly understood…