Archive for February 26th, 2010

This past week, tens of thousands of media outlets, reporters, commentators, and politicians reported or commented on Sen. Harry Reid’s remark that unemployed men “tend to become abusive,” a comment that ignored the fact that unemployment can also predispose women to abuse. Following are the awards for the past week’s media coverage of Reidgate:... »

On February 22, Sen. Harry Reid stood on the Senate floor and declared, “Men, when they’re out of work, tend to become abusive.” Sen. Reid miscalculated in making his remarks on a Monday, allowing the ensuing firestorm of ridicule and protest to rage for an entire week. Here’s a summary of what happened, by... »

The T-shirt depicts an image of Sen. Reid with an upraised leather belt, pointing at his soon-to-be abuse victim. T-shirts (and other fashionable apparel) can be ordered online here: http://www.cafepress.com/tnoyf »

On or about March 2002 The Center for Disease Control of Atlanta, Georgia conducted a National funded survey regarding Domestic Violence. Their survey found and disclosed that nearly 40% of all the victims or 835,000 men a year are, victims of physical abuse by their intimate female partners. They further discovered men are reluctant... »

Violence That Art Didn’t See Coming By SAM TANENHAUS New York Times February 28, 2010 ….Consider the case of Amy Bishop, the neuroscientist arrested for shooting six colleagues, killing three, at a department meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Rampages of this sort have become familiar. But with rare exceptions they have... »