Year: 2010
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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…
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British Healthcare
by Jason Stotts In a very unexpected turn of events, Britain is considering moving more towards a free market solution to healthcare. From the article “Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care”: Practical details of the plan are still sketchy. But its aim is clear: to shift control of England’s $160 billion annual health budget from…
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Sexual Etymology: Weibliche Scham
by Jason Stotts Weibliche Scham (De) – vulva. Interestingly, although in German “weibliche Scham” means vulva, it is more literally translated as “feminine shame.” Just one more example of sex-negativity hiding out in language.
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Objectivism, Masculinity, Femininity, and Homosexuality: Initial Thoughts
by Jason Stotts “For a woman qua woman, the essence of femininity is hero-worship—the desire to look up to man” ~ Ayn Rand In this essay I am going to present two views of masculinity and femininity: those of Ayn Rand and then my own. I will also present my reasons for my views and…
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New Gel Reduces HIV and Herpes Infections
by Jason Stotts Bussinessweek is reporting on a new study for a drug called Viread that is having some very promising trials: A vaginal gel containing Gilead Sciences Inc.’s AIDS drug Viread cut HIV infections by as much as 54 percent in a trial in South Africa… “It’s a game-changing trial,” said Mitchell Warren, executive…