Two more things about Sally Ride

1. I knew when I went there that Swarthmore was so superior that our successes would do well out in the world. I underestimated: A lot of our flunkouts and dropouts did too. A few years later, Sally Ride was one of those.

2. Large elements of the media, incapable of handling the complex concept of bisexuality, are describing her as a lesbian.

You need a mess of help to stand alone.

A Self-Made Man Looks At How He Made It

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Let not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth

IRS says work of art is worth $65 million. Migratory Bird Act says it can't be sold.

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Punishment, not reform

Charles P. Pierce makes a good point about the NCAA crackdown on Penn State. I dream of a civilized future that will look back in horror at the barbarities of our time, and big-time "amateur" sports will be up there with having nongovernment entities that are too big to fail and forcing the poor to bear unwanted children.

Nice Distinctions #23

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International Crime Rings

News Corp.: 7 employees charged with phone hacking

Catholic Church: Monsignor gets prison sentence for covering up child abuse.

JPMorganChase: No news today

Coverage

Women in the news

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