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To “Lean In,” Women Must Abandon the False Moral Ideal of Selflessness

Psychologically, some women hold themselves back by believing that they must play the role of “nurturer,” a moral ideal which…

Opponents of Stem Cell Research: Enemies of Human Life

Minnesota is currently in the thick of an ongoing debate surrounding embryonic stem cell research and its legislature is now…

Could I Get a Hand?

I looked up at the bicycle box, a little perturbed. It sat high above my head on a shelf that…

Girls Gone Mild

An article in the New York Times titled "Students of Virginity" reports on the surprising number of "abstinence clubs" popping…

The Case for Girly Beauty

I must confess, I love to go shopping. Although my meager grad student stipend doesn't generally afford outlandish spending sprees,…

Sex, the Suburbs, and What Housewives Are Desperate For

Breaking every viewer record and emerging as the #1 primetime TV sensation, ABC's Desperate Housewives has been called the Sex…