Month: August 2010
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Contra Peikoff on Swinging
by Jason Stotts Recently, Leonard Peikoff took a question about swinging on his podcast and I think his answer fails to address the reality of swinging and of non-monogamy more generally. In his analysis, Peikoff glosses over important distinctions that are relevant to a moral analysis of swinging and even goes so far as to…
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Women Protest for Equal Rights
by Jason Stotts Finally, a protest by women for equal rights that I can really get behind. L.A. Women Want Right to Go Topless Los Angeles area women seeking the right to go topless will protest this Sunday in the name of torso equality. According to LAist, men may go shirtless in public, but it remains…
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It’s Not Over Yet for Prop 8
by Jason Stotts As was expected, the ruling on the Prop 8 case was stayed by the 9th Circuit, pending appeal. From the ABA: A federal appeals court today blocked a plan to allow same-sex marriages in California later this week, while the so-called Proposition 8 case ruling overturning a state referendum that banned same-sex…
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I Support the Strippers
by Jason Stotts In what I think is one of the best ideas ever, a strip club outside Coshocton Ohio (not too far from where I used to live) is now picketing the church that is picketing them. Every weekend for the last four years, Dunfee and members of his ministry have stood watch over…
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Trojan Introduces ‘No One’s Pleasure’ Condoms
by Jason Stotts When regular condoms just don’t cut it anymore… PRINCETON, NJ—Contraceptive manufacturer Trojan unveiled its new line of “No One’s Pleasure” condoms Wednesday, the first prophylactic specifically designed to intensify sexual dissatisfaction among bitter and resentful couples. “We’ve always offered consumers a choice when it comes to protection, and we wanted to give…
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Female Sexual Fluidity in the News
by Jason Stotts NPR just ran a story about female sexual fluidity, a fairly new idea and one that is rather controversial. The idea is that female sexual orientation is “fluid” in the sense that a woman can change her sexual orientation over time and this is just the way female sexuality is, it is…
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California’s Prop 8 Unconstitutional
by Jason Stotts In case you somehow missed it, a federal judge has ruled California’s “Prop 8” that (re)denied same-sex marriage unconstitutional and, consequently, void. A federal judge declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday, saying that no legitimate state interest justified treating gay and lesbian couples differently from others and that “moral disapproval”…
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Interesting Information about Atlas Shrugged
by Jason Stotts I recently stumbled across an article about Atlas Shrugged called “The History of Atlas Shrugged: An Essay on the Genesis of the Book” that has some interesting information in it. The origins of Atlas Shrugged Before she had finished The Fountainhead (which was submitted to her publisher on December 31, 1942), she…