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An American Garden

Vegetable Garden  Richard Adams

I just got back from my work at the Garden.  The sun has set; it’s still getting dark earlier every night.  Once the time changes back from this cursed ‘daylight savings’ time, it will seem even worse.

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2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior

Peter Paul Reubens

It’s been sixty years since Alfred Kinsey’s groundbreaking reports, separate ones on male and female sexuality, opened the lid on the hidden sexual lives of Americans.  It caused discomfort in many circles, but allowed for discussions that were off-limits in social circles, and probably even academic circles.

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Alan Grayson's 'Taliban Dan Webster' Ad: Open Thread: Have an Opinion? Please Share It.

Markos Moulitsas says his new book American Taliban (etc.) is receiving plenty of criticism from the Left.

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The Storm Breaks at Last

This is for Libertine and the others who have admitted how sad they are; and for those who haven't, but are, as well... She walked out onto the porch.  For three days now, the sky had been every possible shade...
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Can Science Help Frame a Moral Landscape?

So much of our conventional wisdom maintains that our morals have been formed by Christian-Judeo principles (peace to the American devotees of other religions).  Atheist Sam Harris blogged about his new book at Huffpo last week, in which he claims...
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To Those of You Who Are Locked Out of Commenting, (or those who can help)

This is all crazy-making, waiting to hear the final, or even a tentative message about the fate of the Reader's Blogs section.  Josh says he wil speak tonight, so check in with the main page often. http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/d/o/doctor_cleveland/201...   In the meantime, please...

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