Two of the rapists in the Vanderbilt rape case that I blogged about on Monday have been found guilty in a court of law. Brandon Vandenburg and Corey Batey were each convicted on four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of attempted aggravated rape. Two other men, Brandon… Read more Guilty of Cultural Violations
A recent study found that 1/3 of college aged men admitted they would commit rape …. provided the questionnaire didn’t CALL it rape. Almost 33% of the men questioned said that “they would be willing to “use force to obtain intercourse” as long as nobody would find out and there would be no consequences. But… Read more What They Don’t Know May Hurt You
Doctors were expensive and hard to come by for the average person in the Tudor era. Most of the nitty-gritty healthcare and healing came from women. Armed only with herbs and folklore, women – especially older married women — acted as de facto nurse practioners for their communities. These skills were taught via informal apprenticeship… Read more Ollie Petite Morgan Blakely, Wise Woman
One of the hardest thing about studying the life of Henry VIII is the enormous amount of infant/child deaths I have had to read about. It is a horrible thing to contemplate. Contrary to what some people believe, people in eras of high child mortality grieved with the same intensity as modern parents. Just as… Read more The Human Continuum
Roger Ver, a billionaire libertarian who is called “Bitcoin Jesus” in investment circles, renounced his US citizenship in March. He was apparently incensed by the idea that he should have to pay taxes in the country that has sheltered him since birth. What has the US ever done for him? You know, besides providing schools… Read more Roger Ver Should Get No Free Lunch
I and several other people I know have experienced health benefits when we went “gluten free”. My eldest daughter had a significant reduction in her autistic behaviors when we took her off gluten. A gluten-free and/or casein free diet has been shown to help kids with autism, according to studies done in Europe and in… Read more Call it “wheat free” instead of “gluten free”
As someone with Asperger’s syndrome, I am frequently baffled when facts are contested by denial ( “I don’t believe that” instead of “I want to see if the methodology is flawed”) rather than potentially countering facts and even more confused when facts are greeted with an angry response. Why do facts, things that are theoretically… Read more Cognitive Dissonance versus Cognitive Flexibility
Phyllis Schlafly was the spearhead for killing the Equal Rights Amendment back in the 70s and remains a very outspoken anti-feminist still today. She has thoughtfully proffered her solution to stopping rapes at colleges and universities: women ought not be trying to get masculine educations. If women would stay home in their natural place and… Read more Phyllis Schlafly Has the Answer to Campus Rapes
Today is Epiphany, AKA Three King’s Day, AKA Twelfth Night. In the Tudor era this was an important night of feasting, merry-making, and often gift giving. My gift for you all is the gift of accurate historical knowledge, per your request. Thus, here is a truth-telling guest post by Kathryn Warner, author of Edward II:… Read more Isabella of France And Edward II: Reality Is Far More Interesting Than Myth
The idea that what you eat can affect your mental health and emotional responses has been widely accepted among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder for years. Many of us have made modifications of our children’s diets (and sometimes our diets) accordingly. Some of the things ASD parents have restricted include gluten, GMO foods,… Read more A Gut Feeling