Girls Tradin’ Up Femininity goes out with the trash by Michael Spencer It must have been three years ago that I noticed most of the girls in my classes were anti-feminine. They didn’t just act like boys at their worst; they actually seemed to have contempt for what I associated with being feminine. So IContinue reading “Girls tradin’ up”
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In the gay ol’ summertime
In The Gay Ol’ Summertime Gay America has left the closet, and they won’t be going back. by Michael Spencer It’s the summer of “Queer Eye For the Straight Guy” and “Boy Meets Boy.” It’s the summer of debating gay marriage in the media and opinionating about newly elected gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson ofContinue reading “In the gay ol’ summertime”
Gas prices: a winning issue for Republicans
Gas Prices: A Winning Issue for Republicans by Michael Spencer You can hear Republicans trembling in their cars, scared to death that gas prices are about to sink the Republican congress and the Bush Presidency. With prices reaching a new high this week, and undoubtedly headed for higher prices this summer, Republicans are terrified ofContinue reading “Gas prices: a winning issue for Republicans”
Gagging on free speech
Gagging on Free Speech by Michael Spencer One of the premises of the Internet Monk Web page concerns the relationship of liberalism and tyranny. From time to time, I suffer certain anxieties that the assertion of this relationship- namely that the Democratic party and its partners in crime are the instruments of tyranny- will offendContinue reading “Gagging on free speech”
Dancing at the fundamentalist ball
Dancing at the Fundamentalist Ball A Special Essay by Michael Spencer I am almost through with fundamentalism. Almost. There are still some places where I want to hang on to my fundamentalism, but not many. After spending most of my life listening to my fundamentalist relation sing their song in the current cultural climate, IContinue reading “Dancing at the fundamentalist ball”
To fly alone, or not at all
To Fly Alone, Or Not At All by Michael Spencer Note: The following article is based purely on my own experiences with young people, and is in no way a claim to know anything about the motives or personal experience of Charles Bishop. I grieve with his family in the loss of a beloved youngContinue reading “To fly alone, or not at all”
Uncomfortable in Madison
Uncomfortable in Madison by Michael Spencer I am not a conspicuous flag waver. I do not have a flag on my car. My wife finally put a tiny flag on the front porch, but I would probably have waited till July to put a flag up on my own. I don’t dress in red, whiteContinue reading “Uncomfortable in Madison”
Public schools: Is there a big fix?
Public Schools: Is There A Big Fix? by Steve Mcfarland Being the center of attention has its advantages. People look at you, talk about you, and read reports from others about what they think of you. The world perks up it’s ears when your name is mentioned. When you speak everyone slides to the edgeContinue reading “Public schools: Is there a big fix?”
The boy at the beach . . . and how I killed him
The Boy At The Beach….and How I Killed Him How being fat and being me became the same thing by Michael Spencer I have a picture of myself, around 13 years old I think, standing with my mom and her brothers on the beach of a lake in Michigan. It’s a handsome photo. I’m asContinue reading “The boy at the beach . . . and how I killed him”
An appetite for fanaticism
An Appetite for Fanaticism Is there something wrong with saying “You’ve gone too far”? by Michael Spencer It occurred to me this week, while observing a group of religious fanatics putting on a public demonstration of embarrassing, excessive religious behavior, that I would be considered way out of line if I told the fanatics toContinue reading “An appetite for fanaticism”
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