Last year, the French banned the headscarf, arguing that it conflicted with French values. Now, the French are proposing a ban on the burqa. Both of these bans are ostensibly supposed to promote women’s freedoms while protecting French values, but I believe that they do just the opposite, and I find them troubling and disturbing. …
Daily Archives: 29 June, 2009
Gelatinous Hinges
Any personal messages you’d like delivered to the President? With all the fuss over the peccadilloes of male politicians, one might reasonably be inclined to ask: where are all the unfaithful female politicians? (And, more importantly, in my opinion: why do we care about the sex lives of politicians?) Speaking of the sexual adventures of …