Pride

For the First Time In My Adult Life, I'm Proud of My Country

Anya Kamenetz | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Anya Kamenetz

Who is this President Obama? He spoke beautifully! He said things didn't just make sense, they were highly intelligent! He was magnanimous in victory!

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Debate No. 3: John McCain Should Have Watched His Words

Linda Kulman | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Linda Kulman

In assuming ownership of Palin's accomplishments, no matter how thin, he characterized her as an old-fashioned help meet -- you know, the little woman who stands behind every great man.

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So Many Boys, So Little Chance

Leslie Goldman | Posted 08.19.2008 | Chicago

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Leslie Goldman

I don't know what you all were doing last Saturday at 3pm, but me? I was surrounded by hundreds of half-naked men wearing teeny little bikini briefs, ...

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Transgender Rights, Transgender Perks

Kate Bornstein | Posted 07.01.2008 | Living

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Kate Bornstein

Exactly what special perks are transgender kids in Juvenile Detention really getting? They get to wear prison uniforms, underwear and hairstyles appropriate to the gender they believe themselves to be.

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Patriotism: Is it About Anger or Pride?

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

Apparently for many people, "patriotism" and "being an American" is all about anger more than it is about pride. I say that as a casual observation. ...

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Pride, A Deeper Love

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living

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Charles Karel Bouley

Marriage isn't anybody's right. No one has a right to gay marriage, it's not in the Constitution. So under the law, there's no given right. The only time the "right" comes up is when someone tries to take it away.

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Graduates: End the War and Help Get America Back on Track

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Charles Rangel

You will be the leaders in making certain that never again in your lifetime would you allow this great country to enter into a war that is so unjust, so immoral, or to allow a Congress to allow a president to do that.

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Proud of What?

Mary Lyon | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

I've been deeply ashamed of my country's pursuit of the crooked path extolled by the GOP. My distress arises from the decline of sensible and adult governance, truly objective and honest bipartisanship, and an increase in flat-out money-grubbing

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John Kerry Gives Obama An En-Spite-Ment!

Martin Lewis | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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Martin Lewis

Is is an endorsement? Or is Kerry simply trying to find a way to spite the two senators who had the courage to critique this very proud man?

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Twelve Tips to Avoid Seeming Like an Arrogant, Know-It-All Jerk

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.19.2007 | Living

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Gretchen Rubin

Don't be a bore. It's pride to assume that others are as interested in the minutiae of your life as you are.

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We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to It!

Sara Whitman | Posted 10.14.2007 | Living

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Sara Whitman

In Milton, Massachusetts, it seems that there are some people who are going to have to learn not only are we here, but we're legally married and have kids in the school.

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