“Researchers have been asking a basic question of young people. Should men be allowed to beat their wives? How you answer that question may depend on where you live. U.N. researchers put that question to adolescent girls in India and Pakistan and 53 percent - a majority of girls - said yes, wife beating is justifiable even if it's for refusing sex.” PeopleIfsMenShouldMayHas BeensSaidYoungGirlSexAnswersWifeDependsBeatsPercentIndiaAskingMajorityPakistanResearchersWhere You LiveIndia And PakistanWife Beating Author:Steve Inskeep
“[Mark] Lilla is a professor at Columbia University in New York, and he has waded into the debate about what Democrats and liberals should do now. Some Democrats answer nothing.” ShouldAnswersNew YorkMarkDemocratUniversityDebateProfessorsColumbiaColumbia University Author:Steve Inskeep
“[Identity liberalism] says, on the one hand, you can never understand me because you are not exactly the kind of person I've defined myself to be. And on the other hand, you must recognize me and feel for me. Well, if you're so different that I'm not able to get into your head and I'm not able to experience or sympathize with what you experience, why should I care?” IfsFeelsShouldWellsKindPersonsDifferentHandsCareAbleIdentityDefinedLiberalismShould II CareUnderstand Me Author:Steve Inskeep
“The president who did the most for black Americans in 20th century history was Lyndon Johnson, and he got his hands dirty by dealing with Southern senators, Southern congressmen, horse trading with them, cajoling them, learning what not to talk about. And he got civil rights passed and Great Society programs. That should be the model. Get over yourself.” ShouldHandsBlackPresidentRightsCenturyModelsProgramHorseCivil RightsDirtyOver YouSouthernSenatorsGet Over20th CenturyTradingJohnsonCongressmanGreat SocietyGet Over Yourself Author:Steve Inskeep
