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Sex, Morality, and Modernity: Can Immanuel Kant Unite Us?
Treating people as ends in themselves and "doing unto others..." as a bridge between traditionalists and mainstream American youth.
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'Overspending Has Become a Modern Form of Mating Deception'
Living beyond one's means can make dating easier, but it leads to problems as a relationship gets more serious.
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Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide
‘Who were you really with? That little blonde secretary from the office?’
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Is Sex Still Sexy?
There's something missing in today's understanding of romance.
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What If Men Stopped Chasing Much-Younger Women?
It would benefit everyone, of all ages and genders.
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Wong Campion / Reuters The Ethics of Extreme Porn: Is Some Sex Wrong Even Among Consenting Adults?
A defense of consent as a lodestar of sexual morality
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Bettmann / Getty The Real Feminist Impact of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Was Behind the Scenes
The show offered some of the first opportunities for women to excel in a sitcom's writers' room.
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No Sex Talk Allowed
What's wrong with the Obama administration's definition of sexual harassment
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The Drawbacks of Being a Tiger Parent, Now Proven by Science
It's good to push your kids, but only if you're willing to listen to them complain about it.
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How It Feels to Lose Your Breasts
"It's like the British during the Blitz."
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Let's Not Oversell the Financial Benefits of Having Women on Corporate Boards
Studies show that there's zero positive correlation—and sometimes even negative correlation—between female board members and business success.
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Can The Invisible War Help Put an End to Military Rape?
The Oscar-nominated documentary is painful to watch—but will hopefully, finally inspire real change.
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Angelina Jolie Is Still a Woman
It's a big deal that the icon of modern femininity is talking about her double mastectomy.
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How to Make the U.S. a Better Place for Caregivers
An inventory of strategies that could improve the situation of America's working parents, from the beginning of their children's lives to their end of their own
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Jimmy Connors Shouldn't Be Talking About Chris Evert's Abortion
The retired tennis star contributes to the idea that women who've had abortions ought to be ashamed.
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Why Is Brave's Princess Merida Suddenly Sexy?
Disney gave its most progressive protagonist a makeover in honor of her Official Disney Princess coronation—and erased much of what made her so revolutionary in the process.
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What's Driving the Rise in Suicide Among Middle-Aged Men?
It's worth looking at the connection between unemployment, singleness, and suicide.
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Chick Lit Is Dead, Long Live Farm Lit
Thanks to the economy, picket fences and scruffy farm hands have replaced stilettos and cute i-bankers in literature aimed at women.
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AP The Inventor of Mother's Day Disowned the Holiday, and So Should We All
The second Sunday of May is a source of frustration and disappointment for men and women alike.
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What a Mother Needs Most Is Time
Not breakfast in bed. Not flowers. Not a card.
