All languages have taboo words (the so-called dirty words for example) and all languages will lose innocent words that sound a little too much like a taboo word. No one uses the worded niggardly any more, even though it simply means “miserly”, because it has a very bad word indeed in it. It has no… Read more Feckful and Feckless
There is no Utopia and now we have discovered the dark underbelly of Welsh life – how they assign schools. Good Lord is it frustrating. Okay, in the USA you are guaranteed a place in the school of your district. If you move into that district on August 20th and school starts on the 21st,… Read more The Fly in the Ointment
On 18 July 1290 King Edward I issued an Edict of Expulsion decreeing the forcible removal of all Jews from England. The expulsion edict was the law of the land for the next 360-odd years, until 1657, when Oliver Cromwell (of all people!) permitted Jews to return to England. Cromwell only let Jewish people return… Read more Edict of Expulsion 1290
The fiercely maternal and profoundly strong-willed Margaret Beaufort died peacefully in her bed on 29 June 1509. Founder of the Tudor Dynasty, she was buried in Westminster Abbey with every honor and an Italian sculptor was commissioned to create the effigy on her tomb. The famous humanist scholar Erasmus honored her by composing her epitaph,… Read more The Passing of Margaret Beaufort
Apparently, people are startled and horrified that the UK will be leaving the EU even though they voted to Leave … especially since they found out within hours that the promises the Leave camp had made were a tissue of lies and propaganda. Now they are full of regret. Then why did they vote Leave… Read more #Regrexit
First, here is a few things you should now about the US federal minimum wage and the poverty level. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. A full-time minimum wage employee earns $15,080 annually. In 2012, the poverty threshold for a single person was $11,945. For a family of four with two children… Read more Just a Few Economic Facts You Should Have
In my book The Jezebel Effect I discuss how female politicians are slut shamed in a way male leaders are not: Any woman can be slut shamed, but what happens when a woman gets real power and/or prestige in her community? Does the slut shaming increase? Yes and no. If they are maintaining the sociocultural… Read more Brace Yourself For the Slut Shaming Onslaught
Hilary Rodham Clinton will most likely be the first female POTUS. Frankly, I am not thrilled. I was – I am – an ardent supporter of Bernie Sanders. There are several key policy issues where I agree with Sanders and vehemently disagree with HRC. Those are: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Sanders confirms Israel’s right to… Read more Why I’ll Be Voting For Clinton Even Though She Doesn’t Thrill Me
The Hollywood Reporter recently published an interview with Woody Allen in which he said several narcissistic things regarding his wife (who is also formerly his kinda/sorta-stepdaughter) Soon-Yi Previn. When asked how Soon Yi had effected his life, Woody Allen nattered on about how good HE was for HER … so much so that the reporter… Read more More Creepy Woody Allen in a Creepy Interview
Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, is not only a philanthropist, he chivvies and chides other major corporations to give to philanthropic causes as well. He is also very concerned about civil rights. Therefore, he was one of the MANY corporate bigwigs to sign a letter drafted by civil rights organizations protesting the “bathroom law”… Read more Let Me Define This For You