Apr 9 2013
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Bullying is a problem (related: today's story about 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons, who killed herself after photos of…
Aug 19 2010
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Bullying victim Phoebe Prince may have been a bully herself before she came to the United States — and while this in…
Jul 29 2010
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In his first interview after his child's suicide, Phoebe Prince's dad recommended "leniency" for her alleged…
Jul 21 2010
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Coverage of Phoebe Prince's bullying (ours included) has told the story of a clique of evil kids systematically…
Aug 14 2009
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Stuck at LAX last week, I started scanning the newsstands for something to read. My eye landed on the row of…
Nov 4 2008
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Just as Whitney Houston told us decades ago, the children are our future, and according to Slate, Babble, and Salon…
Jul 3 2008
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Back in 2005, South Dakota passed an abortion law that required doctors to give patients wanting to terminate…
Nov 15 2007
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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
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Nov 9 2007
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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]…
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