social darwinism

The other day I was on the subway and this very brutish black woman got on the train. Her size and her demeanor really seemed "apelike" to me. I was shocked that this thought so casually skipped through my mind. I certainly don't like that it did and of course it was racist. I apologize...

Facebook is so fabulous. An electronic form of social darwinism, at its prime. Swim (someone who I met) loves to check another person's friend list to see if he has more than she does. Do employers use Facebook and MySpace pages as a criteria of evaluation? I know Facebook and MySpace are...

Barbara Bush sees sunny side Haughty, apathetic remarks hinting at economic prejudice are not without precedent in the former First Lady's history. This reminds me of her famous "beautiful mind" statement criticizing the media for speculating about American casualties in the months before the...