Comment of the Day

+March 7, 2012

“Brilliant and readable. You must have had some guy write that up for you, right?”

commenter Annie Knit Modesitt responds to Jessica Winter’s recent piece, “Subject for Debate: Are Women People?”

+February 21, 2012

“A sandwich is more important to you than civil rights?”

a commenter responding to Josh Ozersky’s recent piece, “Why I Won’t Be Boycotting Chick-Fil-A” MORE: Eat Like an Italian

+Society | January 31, 2012

“Condoms are much less expensive than treating the masses for STDs. Birth control is much less expensive than raising a child. What’s the problem?”

a commenter responding to Adam Cohen’s piece “Birth Control: Could It Be Illegal Again?”

+January 24, 2012

“It’s better to worship heroes that are dead. It’ll be very unlikely that they will disappoint you.”

a commenter responding to Doug Glanville’s piece about the fallibility of sports legends like Joe Paterno

+Republicans | January 6, 2012

“Just as a letter written on company letterhead indicates company approval, wearing a military uniform to show support of a political candidate shows support by the government, not just the serviceman doing it.”

Commenter Terri Geer responding to Rajiv Srinivasan’s piece “Should Corporal Thorsen Have Endorsed Ron Paul?”

+December 27, 2011

“Give American children something to hope, reach and dream for, and you will get more engineers and scientists … We have no more Shuttle, the Orion capsule has no rocket to launch. This country has many intelligent individuals, but they will not be engaged by mediocrity.”

A commenter responding to Annie Murphy Paul’s piece, “America Needs More Geeks: How to Make Science Cool,” the latest Brilliant: The Science of Smart column

+Sports | December 8, 2011

“You can think of Joe Paterno as morally repugnant, but there are a lot of men out there that have college degrees because of him. On the other hand, it also appears that there are young men out there whose lives could have been much better if more or better actions had been taken to stop Sandusky.”

Commenter rem54 responding to Kayla Webley’s piece about Penn State taking the No. 1 spot for academic performance among the top 25 ranked Bowl Championship Series teams

+November 30, 2011

“The NBA season is long and boring. The players look like they’re going through the motions, waiting for the playoffs to start. That’s the real NBA season. Shortening the season makes it more interesting and intense.”

Commenter vstillwell responding to Doug Glanville’s article “The Long-Term Impact of the NBA Lockout.”

+November 18, 2011

“The right thing to do is protest at the ballot boxes. The Tea party had rallies and protests but did so in an orderly manner, and it worked for them. They took over control of the House of Representatives in two years. It can work for OWS.”

Commenter Dane Michaels responding to Naomi Wolf’s Occupy Wall Street article, which questioned New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s reasoning for removing protesters from Zuccotti Park