The dignity of women

I keep my finger on the pulse of the culture by reading advice columnists like “Dear Abby.” Today’s letter is fairly typical:
“Dear Abby: I met the most wonderful man on a dating site. We seemed to hit it off. In fact, we are falling in love with each other. But he isn’t ready for an exclusive relationship and still wants to date.
He gets on the dating sites when I’m asleep in his bed. He has told me he loves me, but right now he just wants to be friends. He says I should also date, but how do you turn off love?”

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Climate deniers expose the climate liars

The books have been cooked by the global warming climate change mob.
Quiner’s Diner wrote about the ‘myth of climate change consensus’ just last week. The Wall Street Journal followed up today with another piece disputing the claim that 97% of “the world’s scientists” agree on the “crippling consequences” of climate change, as John Kerry recently said.
According to Joseph Bast and Roy Spencer, the claim is cravenly false.

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Brief thoughts on the latest mass killings

By Tom Quiner I’m not surprised. It’s a horrible thing to say, but the latest mass killings in Santa Barbara didn’t even make the front page of the Des Moines Register. Mass killing is losing its ability to shock. They keep happening, typically perpetrated by some disaffected young person looking to get revenge against a world…

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The fruits of the self-esteem movement

Welcome to the brave new world of young people inculcated with self-esteem.
These delicate flowers will not tolerate anything, ANYTHING, that makes them feel uncomfortable, bilious, or flustered. Can you blame them? After all, no one wants to feel uncomfortable, right?

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