Recent content by CAustin II

Feminism as a political movement depends heavily on the popularity of movement concepts among women, which can often mean that the priority is based on simple public selfishness. To put it bluntly, people are more interested in the idea that they're "owed" a job as a CEO as opposed to a job as...

It's actually not free for most people. Economists have understood for quite some time now that not all prices are in dollars. Human behavior can usually be understood as a product of a host of pressures, including monetary but also cultural, social, and personal.

Generally speaking, unattractive people often compensate by being competent (or, to put it another way, attractive people often feel that their attractiveness entitles them to forgo competence). That isn't to say that some people aren't both attractive and professionally successful, or that it...

Generally speaking, unattractive people often compensate by being competent (or, to put it another way, attractive people often feel that their attractiveness entitles them to forgo competence). That isn't to say that some people aren't both attractive and professionally successful, or that it...

Generally speaking, unattractive people often compensate by being competent (or, to put it another way, attractive people often feel that their attractiveness entitles them to forgo competence). That isn't to say that some people aren't both attractive and professionally successful, or that it...

Generally speaking, unattractive people often compensate by being competent (or, to put it another way, attractive people often feel that their attractiveness entitles them to forgo competence). That isn't to say that some people aren't both attractive and professionally successful, or that it...

No; I think that would be trivializing to people who have lost loved ones to actual murder. "Murder" isn't just killing someone (or even killing someone in a particularly bad way); it's one of many legal categories for causing someone's death that's particularly harshly punished because it...

Greek mythology. It's dead, so it might actually be discussed under the proper context of being historically and sociologically relevant, but fiction. Religion's actually a pretty interesting topic when discussed by sane people. Unfortunately, it's difficult to discuss it in too open a forum...

Greek mythology. It's dead, so it might actually be discussed under the proper context of being historically and sociologically relevant, but fiction. Religion's actually a pretty interesting topic when discussed by sane people. Unfortunately, it's difficult to discuss it in too open a forum...

Greek mythology. It's dead, so it might actually be discussed under the proper context of being historically and sociologically relevant, but fiction. Religion's actually a pretty interesting topic when discussed by sane people. Unfortunately, it's difficult to discuss it in too open a forum...

Yes, actually. The deliberate engineering of role models in key environments is a tactic that's being used more commonly, to great success, among those interested in actually promoting diversity in recalcitrant fields without having to invoke new bigotries in the form of affirmative action and...

I would agree that cooking for someone is a nice gesture. I think the point of contention would be the gender issue - there's no reason why a woman cooking for a man would be a good thing whereas a man cooking for a woman wouldn't. It's generally a kind gesture to prepare food for someone...

Like the media doesn't get criticized for it? When's the last time you heard anyone have anything positive to say about the media? It's almost as big a social scapegoat as the government, or rap music and violent video games. It's just that they're not moved much by fist-shaking. Neither...

involve sex? An interesting scenario was brought up to me recently that made me pause over the idea of 'sex crimes,' 'registered sex offenders,' and other such elements of our legal system. Suppose you have two neighbors: one is a woman who was flashing people for beads at Mardi Gras, who...

Well, you would be overestimating my literacy and underestimating my sloth to think that I would read that library that you've just vomited here. But, having made it as far as "Coo..." I will respond that this is the sound that a dove makes.