A Guide to Tear Gas Survival: Lessons from a Military Trainer
Civil unrest and protests across the country are being met with tear gas and batons. We have all seen…
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Civil unrest and protests across the country are being met with tear gas and batons. We have all seen…
A Decisive Election in May 2025 All eyes are on Polandโs upcoming presidential election, scheduled for May 18, 2025,…
Shareholders at Levi Strauss & Co. will vote on an anti-DEI proposal as federal and state attacks on corporate inclusion escalate.
This commentary is a repost from โSex on Wednesdaysโ by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
This essay is part of “(There is Nothing New) Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes…
A new study out of Denmark finds that men with better sperm quality at young ages seem to live longer than those who have weak swimmers. Before you ask the men in your life to provide semen samples for predictive purposes, however, you should know that researchers still donโt understand why this association exists or what it means. (Other than, you know, the obvious: healthy men make healthy sperm and healthy men tend to live longer connection.)
Missouri voters want access to abortion. We know that because in November they voted in favor of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion and other reproductive health decisions. Missouri lawmakers disagree.
Whereโs DOGE when you need them? I have a perfect example of government waste that could be cancelled before we piss away money on it, but that seems unlikely since it was just announced last week and appears to be an RFK Jr. wet dream.
This commentary is a repost from โSex on Wednesdaysโ by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
This commentary is a repost fromย โSex on Wednesdaysโย by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
C. Everett Koop, the Surgeon General under President Ronald Reagan, was a controversial figure from the moment of his nomination. A pioneering pediatric surgeon, Koop was adamantly anti-abortion. Dr. Koop once said, โHow could I ever accept the destruction of the unborn after a career devoted to the repair of imperfect newborns, knowing the joy and fulfillment they brought to their families?โ
This commentary is a repost fromย โSex on Wednesdaysโย by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
Conscious Change Skill # 32: Gain support, one person or one group at a time. Despite recent setbacks and…
This commentary is a repost fromย โSex on Wednesdaysโย by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
This commentary is a repost fromย โSex on Wednesdaysโย by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
This commentary is a repost fromย โSex on Wednesdaysโย by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
This commentary is a repost from โSex on Wednesdaysโ by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
A dear friend of mine asked me: “Ben … serious question: What the fuck do we do? We ordinary…
Tampons have been a regulated medical device since the 1980s when a series of toxic shock deaths raised questions about their safety. Companies need FDA permission to sell them in the United States. Thatโs not usually a problem because thereโs not a lot of variety in tampons. Some have a plastic applicator, some have a cardboard one, some have none, but for the most part they are a cylindrical wad of cotton with a string.
Two new studies show that the fall of Roe v. Wade has changed young peopleโs reproductive and residential behaviors. Researchers at George Washington University found that rates of permanent sterilization for both women and men went up everywhere after the Dobbs decision in 2022 with more increase seen in states that restrict abortion.
The New York Times published a story on January 17th, headlined: “D.E.I. on the Ropes Ahead of the Next…
We are less than ten days into the new year and a little more than ten days out from the new Trump Administration. In my last post, I said I had no interest in analyzing the year weโd just experienced or making predictions for this next one. I stand by that.
Gannett Corporation (NYSE: GCI), the parent company of USA TODAY Network, issued an update on Tuesday, disclosing that the…
Three days after President-elect Trump takes office on January 20th, shareholders of retail giant Costco will vote on an…
When traveling abroad, Americans may face unexpected crises ranging from political unrest to natural disasters. This comprehensive guide outlines…