Election Day
I truly believed we as a nation were better than this.
…I am beyond appalled. I have no words.
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Possible causes of human existence
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The perils of ivory tower indecisiveness when studying misogyny, pt. 1
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First, an apology for starting two separate posting threads here, and then getting distracted with midterm schoolwork. Now the paper is handed in, I’ll be getting those done soon, I promise. Second, fair warning: this blog entry is going to be a rant — a very ranty rant! — that will get it out of…