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The personal blog of P. Kerim Friedman.

Much Ado about Nushu [an Invited Post]

This is the first of what I hope to be many such “invited” posts. by Laura Miller [invited author] The recent Washington Post article by Edward Cody (“A Language by Women, for Women, February 24, 2004) is representative of the type of misunderstandings that continues to be perpetuated in reporting on [Nushu].

Invited

As my site grows in popularity, I am hoping to leverage that attention by starting a new feature I call “invited blogging.” This is unlike traditional “guest blogging” (which I may do as well at some point), in that the people posting are not themselves bloggers. These are more like journal articles, in that the [...]

Amendment

Notice, for example, that recognizing gay marriage will not require a constitutional amendment, but blocking it will. Even if Scalia and Thomas find a way to interpret “equal protection” to exclude gays, reasonable minds know better – it is just a matter of time.