The Sad State of American Politics

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“Inspired by Hobby Lobby, a Father Tries to Deny His Daughters Birth Control Coverage”

With the usual disclaimer that I am not a lawyer, I don’t see how the plaintiff in this case has a leg to stand on: Missouri Republican state Rep. Paul Joseph Wieland does not want his three daughters to have … Continue reading

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John Oliver on Transgender Rights

He’s rejected the claim to being the conscience of America (because, really, who would accept that burden?); nevertheless, I’d say that Erectile dysfunction in simple words can be described as the inability to get and maintain erection sufficient for a sexual … Continue reading

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In Celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage

The Paris Gay Pride parade was held on Saturday, June 27, and its route went right in front of my apartment on the Boulevard Saint Michel. Please enjoy these photos in celebration of the narrow victory for sexual justice in … Continue reading

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Disability, the UK General Election, and what it means for bioethics

It may not have escaped your notice that Britain has just had a general election. The result decides the flavour of the government, probably for the next 5 years. The outcome on 8 May was widely unpredicted: the polls had … Continue reading

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Gender and Inequality: Panel at LSE’s day-long engagement with Thomas Piketty

I was back in London on Monday for a day-long symposium at the LSE on Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century—this time, with Piketty in attendance. At least, he was there after his late Eurostar train got in from Paris. … Continue reading

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Okay to vote Clinton just because she’s a woman?

Kate Harding of Dame Magazine says “yes”: There has never been a president who knows what it’s like to menstruate, be pregnant, or give birth. There has never been a president who knows what it’s like to be the target of … Continue reading

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“The Drug that Cried ‘Feminism'”

Branded as “The Little Pink Pill” and “Female Viagra,” flibanserin, Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ only drug, was recently resubmitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), a questionable condition promoted by pharmaceutical companies to sell … Continue reading

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Four reports from an afternoon on Thomas Piketty at the LSE, Part 4:
The local and the global

The LSE half-day discussing Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-first Century and the implications of rising inequality for politics and policy closed with a focus on local social policy dimensions and global politics. This is the last of four blog posts … Continue reading

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Four reports from an afternoon on Thomas Piketty at the LSE, Part 3:
Piketty, politics, and policy

The Comparative and International Political Economy group at the LSE hosted a half-day discussion of Thomas Piketty, politics, and social policy, on the growing economic inequalities that Piketty and his collaborators document and what can be done about them, based … Continue reading

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Four reports from an afternoon on Thomas Piketty at the LSE, Part 2

A group of political science and social policy faculty gathered at the LSE on March 9 to foster the conversation around politics and social policy in an era of widening inequalities. As I wrote in my last post, I have a … Continue reading

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Economic inequality, politics, and social policy:
Four reports from an afternoon on Thomas Piketty at the LSE, Part 1

What does the Occupy Wall Street slogan of the 99% and the 1% have to do with bioethics? I have just worked through edits with Kate Caras, our senior managing editor at IJFAB, of my review essay, “Piketty and the … Continue reading

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