Friday, August 01, 2008 - Posts
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Sorry, Amaka , but I have to defend Will's piece about Los Angeles' moratorium on fast-food joints in poor neighborhoods. Other limitatons on consumption are different: Smoking bans help nonsmokers, and limiting alcohol sales cuts down on drunk driving Read More...
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I have some gripes about Will Saletan's piece on the fast food ban in Los Angeles . I agree that the law is paternalistic (as are zoning laws restricting bars or strip clubs) but I hardly think this instance is as bad as he makes it out to be. Nor is Read More...
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Nayeli, I respect that you're standing by your opinion that Miley Cyrus would be a good condom spokesgirl , but I think there are even more reasons it's a terrible idea. Your concerns—that teens are having sex and need contraception—are well-founded and Read More...
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When I wrote about Miley Cyrus not long ago , I was most struck by how profoundly Cyrus had already become a pure product of American culture. Disney, by creating Hannah Montana , has traded on Cyrus' status as celeb-daughter and wannabe pop star to feed Read More...
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