Ever since LeBron announced “I’m coming home to Cleveland,” there has been a persistent “LeBron James as prodigal son” meme. There’s even a movie (OK, a 4-minute video). Now an Ohio state representative, […]
LeBron and the Prodigal Mother
Cat White
Princeton Mom and the Chinese Government are on the same page
What do American conservatives and Chinese Communists have in common? Here’s a question I never thought I’d ask: What do the Princeton Mom, Susan Patton, and the Chinese government have in common? […]
John’s Green Chili Stew Recipe: Food & Drink Week
Posole is a microcosm of New Mexico cuisine in one delicious pot. My husband’s specialty is Green Chili Stew (aka Posole), a dish he learned to make when he lived in Albuquerque […]
Cat’s Southwest Quinoa Salad: Food & Drink Week
Vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free dieters – this savory dish works for everyone. We have a group of friends that includes several vegans, along with some who are gluten-free and one who has an […]
Hobby Lobby hypocrisy: 401k plan invests in contraception
Obamacare litigant secretly profiting from the very immorality it publicly opposes. The story by Molly Redden in Mother Jones, “Hobby Lobby’s Hypocrisy: The Company’s Retirement Plan Invests in Contraception Manufacturers,” is absolutely […]
Eggs vs bullets: Michael Dunn, Willie Noble, and teens being teens
I’m trying to wrap my brain around Willie Noble’s killing of Adrian Broadway in the wee hours of Saturday morning in Little Rock, Arkansas. Seems she and six friends drove to Noble’s […]
An era passes with Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, a warrior for social justice in America, held the line until the end. I regret not seeing Pete Seeger live in concert–I was too young to have appreciated him in […]
Huckabee’s botched Jedi mind trick on women and reproductive rights
Mike Huckabee wants Americans to believe that Democrats are interfering in the reproductive rights of women by bribing them with birth control: “If the Democrats want to insult women by making them […]
Born rich: “Affluenza” is now a license to kill if you’re wealthy
Accountability? Not for rich people: being wealthy absolves you of responsibility for your actions. We have a new legal defense and this one will be the death of us: Affluenza. I have […]
Slut-shaming quantified: science catches up with female power
Fellow Scrogue Russ Wellen called our attention to an article in the New York Times, “A Cold War Fought by Women,” about research by Dr. Sarah Hrdy that quantifies female competition and […]
