Transcript from a Washington Post website live chat with Slate XX Factor lady politics bloggers Emily Bazelon and Melinda Henneberger: Dupont Circle:"Is this particular chat supposed to be about breastfeeding, or politics?" Emily Bazelon:"Politics, really, but hey, breastfeeding can have its moment." Um, THIS IS WHY… Read more

Earlier this week we mentioned a recent study showing that breast feeding could possibly raise IQ in newborns. Slate dissects the scientific background behind the findings, but what's remarkable and icky about the article is when writer Emily Bazelon gets all TMI and says in her intro, "My friends who quit [nursing]…