I went to bed last night knowing that Issue 1 (making abortion-on-demand enshrined in Ohio’s constitution) was losing 56-44%, with about two-thirds of the votes counted. I woke to find that margin maintained with 99% of the vote counted, a result that is worthy of lament. Lament yes, but surprise no. In a world totally […]
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Waking up to a good day. At least reminding ourselves that regardless of the world, it is a good day
08 Nov 2023
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Are Ohioans as brutal as Hamas? Or as the mass murderer in Maine? Amendment 1 will tell the tale.
29 Oct 2023
Most of the world rightly recoiled in horror at the brutal Hamas assault on Israeli citizens on Oct 7th, which included murder of women and children, including babies who were allegedly decapitated (which Hamas naturally denies). Of course, much to our collective shame, some progressives did not share in that horror but rather attempted to […]
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In political science* and economics, one of the earlier axioms that our current moment says no longer applies is that of the median voter theorem. Roughly speaking, in a two-party system, the candidate that gets closest to the true middle views of the electorate will get all the votes to the right or left of […]
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Issue 1: The Nation’s Eyes Turn to Ohio
07 Aug 2023
Issue 1 will provide a foggy but fascinating window into culture war politics. The initiative, which will be voted on tomorrow by Ohio’s electorate, is technically about the process for amending the state constitution. Practically, Issue 1 is another front in our ever present social conflict. Let’s address both dimensions–the mechanics and the politics–in order. […]
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In the aftermath of the draft Dobbs v Jackson case that ends Roe v Wade, Democrats have aggressively seized on the abortion issue, hoping for change in fortunes for their dispirited supporters. Conventional wisdom suggests that the ending of Roe v Wade will help Democrats, as polls have long shown that a complete repeal of […]
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Politico has published what appears to be a draft Supreme Court opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the case poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. The leaked opinion, written by Justice Alito, strikes down Roe (and Casey) and returns abortion to states as a political matter. Tonight’s events are historic for several reasons. First, […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Wednesday. The case stems from a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks except for cases of medical emergency or severe fetal abnormality. The law has no exceptions for rape or incest. Given the current composition of the Court, […]
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Overcoming the Fantasy of Abortion
27 Sep 2021
My house is chock-full of books—both my husband and I are bibliophiles, and our favorite joint adventure is a book sale. Before having our first child, I indiscriminately crammed children’s books into bags at local libraries’ semi-annual purgings. Now that we have three children, I’m thankful to be pulling new-to-me books off our shelves to […]
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Readers should listen to (or read) yesterday’s The Daily Briefing by Al Mohler first, which chronicles Joe Biden’s twisting in the wind on the position of Abortion before engaging in my post. Ever since the fiasco in the Garden, humans have felt the weight of the curse. In Genesis 2, the man and his wife […]
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Apparently, Africans Are Against Abortion
22 Feb 2021
Recently, I came across a video calling for the US to maintain its, “Mexico City Policy.” In the video, a variety of folks from across the continent speak out against American money coming overseas to fund abortions in Africa. This policy blocks funding to family planning organizations that direct people to or provide funding for […]