I wrote recently about khatatna in the United States, the practice of slicing a girl’s gentiles, behavior common in the Middle East. (Blog 6/30/17) Though a cultural ritual, it has no place in the United States. Perpetrators should be caught and punished. Kha
Though a staunch defender of the First Amendment, I’ve experienced moments of discomfort because of it. While in politics, I questioned the legitimacy of Rap lyrics that encouraged the brutal treatment of women, for example. If the subject were race, I pointed out, the writers could
In the early 1970s, I worked hard to pass an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) that would grant women equal protection under the law. The movement didn’t succeed and today, many of my sex feel such a law is unnecessary. Happily a few have begun to rethink the question and to reevalua