Monthly Archives: May 2010

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Thoughts on Repeal

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

When I was a kid, I had a “Wayne pillow.”  It was small, maybe 8×10”.  The pillow itself was silk, but it had a white, lacey cover on it.  The pillow belonged to my father’s cousin Wayne, who was killed … Continue reading →

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On Liberty

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

I wrote the following before Tuesday’s nomination of Rand Paul to be the Republican candidate for Kentucky’s US Senate seat and the subsequent revelations that he has long professed an opposition to the provisions in the Civil Rights Act of … Continue reading →

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Butch on the Bench: Elena Kagan and America’s “Right to Know.”

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

In response to all of the media traffic about Elena Kagan’s sexual orientation, my father recently asked me, “Why is it that if a woman gets to be 50 and successful without a husband, we assume she’s gay?”  It’s an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: "Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists" (And When I Knew I Was One Too)

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

After two weeks of waiting, and worrying Amazon had forgotten how to find my doorstep, I finally received my copy of Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists, a collection of essays on Third Wave Feminism edited by Courtney E. Martin and … Continue reading →

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Nativism Runs Amok with the Law in Arizona

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

When Gov. Jan Brewer swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, did she mean it? According to the Southern Poverty Law Center there are sixteen active hate groups in the state of Arizona.  A Hate Group is typically defined as an organized … Continue reading →

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For Art's Sake: Exploring The Implications Of "Shock Value"

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

“Good art however immoral is wholly a thing of virtue.  Good art can not be immoral.  By good art I mean art that bears true witness, I mean the art that is most precise.” – Ezra Pound. A work of … Continue reading →

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Polanski Syndrome

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

In recent weeks, the uproar over the scandal in the Catholic Church has finally begun to die down, only to be punctuated by another case that throws many of the same issues into relief: the pending extradition and sentencing of … Continue reading →

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The March Past Wall Street

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

I meant for this article to be entitled “If It Ain’t Fixed, Don’t Broker It,” a joke for which I am indebted, as I often am, to Roy Blount, Jr. who published a version of it in his book Alphabet Juice. This was … Continue reading →

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