Public sector union employees – such as teachers – do get pensions. However, they often do not pay into Social Security and will not be able to draw SS benefits at retirement. They usually pay about 12% of their income to their pension fund because there’s no employer/employee split like there is with Social Security. [...]

There are rumblings in the reproductive choice world. Ominous ones. The kind of rumblings that are the beginnings of a drumbeat, a steady march to the steps of the Supreme Court where the anti-choice contingent hopes for a ruling that will overturn Roe v. Wade. And they are willing to do it in a manner [...]

My latest So Here’s The Thing column is up and running at the Washington Times Communities! I’m talking about skanktastic kids Halloween costumes. Sure, the girl’s section had the requisite witches, princesses, and superheroes but there were also “flirty” costumes which were just tweened-down versions of the “sexy” genre so popular among women who are [...]

I have a post about bullying up over at The DC Moms today! There should be a very basic rule in life that you don’t get rewarded for being a dick. Obviously, that rule does not exist, which is why Mel Gibson still gets to make movies. But in the compulsory world of public school, [...]

OK, this is going to be one of those posts that sounds like the insane rantings of an angry wanna-be policy wonk. Probably because that’s exactly what this is. I am angry and I know just enough about law and government to have a pretty good idea of why I’m angry. And my anger has [...]

There’s… I read… I don’t know… Women are in trouble. Topeka, KS is enmeshed in a budget fight about the cost of prosecuting domestic violence. The House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow hospitals to turn away women with life-threatening pregnancy complications if the hospital did not feel comfortable performing a termination. One [...]

There’s a great New Yorker cartoon that shows a couple of dogs wearing suits in a boardroom and they’re saying “It’s not enough that we succeed. Cats must also fail.” Apart from the natural questions this raises like what sort of business are the dogs in and how does a dog go to the bathroom [...]

I’ve been putting off writing about Occupy Wall Street because I’m not sure what to say about it. I’m not even sure how to feel about it. But I feel like something needs to be said so here goes. For those who don’t know, Occupy Wall Street is an ad hoc group of dissatisfied citizens [...]

Y’all! It’s that time of week again! My new So Here’s the Thing column is up and running at the Washington Times Communities site. This week I’m grouchy that the Westboro Baptist freaks make parents explain homophobia. I also talk about a crush I had on Christian Slater when I was 15. I know there [...]

Go to Disney World! Cut an album of duets with Hank Williams Jr. Market a line of hair care products on QVC. Take a pottery class. Pitch a remake of The Love Boat wherein she reprises Charo’s role. Write a novel about a poufy-haired tanning salon clerk who fucks steroid-riddled “gorillas” and…oh wait… Study English [...]