November 22, 2013

UCF Working Overtime To Conceal Public Records
Filed by John M. Becker | November 22, 2013 | 4:00 PM |In their latest attempt to conceal public records related to Mark Regnerus's junk science "study" of same-sex parenting outcomes, the University of Central Florida has enlisted the help of a former state Supreme Court chief justice.Read More

Cut Corporate America's Free Lunch, Not Food Stamps
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 22, 2013 | 2:30 PM |If Congress is serious about "fiscal responsibility," they should cut corporate America's "free lunch," instead of voting for even more painful cuts to food stamps.Read More

"My Mother's Wars," A Daughter's Liberties
Filed by Jessica Max Stein | November 22, 2013 | 1:00 PM |Renowned lesbian historian Lillian Faderman's new memoir plays intriguingly with the boundaries of nonfiction. Read More

Erections: This Is Your Future
Filed by Mark S. King | November 22, 2013 | 11:30 AM |What the world needs now, according to inventors trying to build a better trap for your baby batter, is a condom made from beef byproducts.Read More

Where Were You When Kennedy Was Shot? [Open Thread]
Filed by John M. Becker | November 22, 2013 | 10:00 AM |Today marks the 50th anniversary of November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Where were you when you heard the news?Read More

Vladimir Putin: Homophobia is Bad
Filed by John M. Becker | November 22, 2013 | 9:00 AM |Speaking to a group of young political leaders Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his government's crackdown on LGBT rights but said it should not create a "torrent of hatred towards anyone."Read More