Baby Boomers are obsessed with JFK, but his assassination didn’t “shatter innocence” or “change America” or any of those other tropes
Society
The End of Gay Victimhood
Ten years after Massachusetts, we’ve moved from a gay-rights agenda to a gay-responsibility agenda — and we should never look back
Why Massachusetts Was So Important to Marriage Equality
Ten years ago, GLAD lawyer Mary Bonauto triumphed in the first case to allow same-sex marriage. Here she reflects back on that key decision and how far we’ve come since then
Renisha McBride and Evolution of Black-Female Stereotype
Why are black women seen as more threatening, more masculine and less in need of help? Because they’re not being seen as women at all
Women Chefs Talk About That TIME List
A recent article in TIME sparked controversy over sexism in haute cuisine—and the media. Here, Alice Waters and other prominent women restaurateurs weigh in on what’s holding female chefs back.
How To Really Honor Veterans: Extend Benefits to Transgender Vets
Twenty percent of transgendered Americans have served in the military. They deserve the same protections as other vets.
What Ails Vets Today
Adjustment to civilian life means leaving behind the most supportive and cohesive social network they’ve ever experienced
What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?
Don’t present it as a “woman’s issue.” Sell it as diversity of opinion.
Meet the Dog Who Knows 1,000 Words
Chaser is a border collie, but any canine companion is capable of reaching toddler-level cognition and language acquisition
The Retirement Savings Fiasco
One in four Americans made emergency withdrawals from accounts intended for retirement
Do Muslim Women Need Saving?
The Western crusade to rescue Muslim women has reduced them to a simplistic stereotype
Destination Trick or Treating: What Happened to Celebrating Halloween In Your Own Neighborhood?
Last Halloween, I felt like the victim in a horror film. I was the guy ignoring the wise warning of my older next-door neighbor. You’ll need at least 15 bags to survive, he told me, with a hollow look in his eyes. Maybe …
Who’s A Real Libertarian Now?
A new survey shows that libertarians are fully capable of throwing any election in their direction. Now if we can just get politicians to live up to libertarian ideals.