Sex at Dawn

It's a pub that is a celebration of British colonial rule in Africa, named after the first African American president, whose grandfather was thrown into prison and tortured by the British because he rebelled against colonialism. Have I got that about right? Read More

In aikido, you learn to care for, honor, and protect your opponent. The point is not to dominate, but to resolve the conflict with minimal damage to everyone involved. Obama gets that. Read More

While the contempt for international law shown by the Bush administration is notable for its open defiance, it's hardly unprecedented. In fact, the United States has been torturing, assassinating, and illegally detaining foreign nationals for a very long time. Read More

 How fierce are the fierce people, really? Napoleon Chagnon's research should be approached with great caution. Read More

For a certain type of journalist (or evolutionary psychologist), nothing is more satisfying than exposing hippy hypocrisy. Read More

Some of our earlier posts have led readers to ask who enjoys sex more, men or women? Read More

Obama embodies the most basic, ancient requirements of a true leader. He inspires admiration, trust, and the desire to be led by him. He's clearly a superior human being without a superior attitude. Read More

The premise of the question "Can men and women be friends?" is confusing. What is it that obstructs friendship between men and women, exactly? The presence of desire? The awkwardness of its absence? Still, it's a valid question, that many ask (When Harry Met Sally is a 90 minute meditation on the issue), but still....As a straight guy, can I have gay friends? Read More

With a week to go until the election, professional talkers are talking about the voters who have not yet made up their minds. In the past few days, I’ve heard governors, senators, congresspeople, and pundits of every stripe opine on who these people are and what they need to hear in order to come to a decision. But what I haven’t heard anyone ask is this: Read More

When the subject of our book comes up at parties, as it tends to do (who doesn’t love to be scandalized after a few drinks?), the conversation tends to follow a familiar pattern. We explain that our book argues that sexual monogamy is far from the natural state of our species, maybe giving a few safely remote examples from the Amazon or Asia. Read More

Barak Obama was raised without a father, but he's far from fatherless. Read More

Quick question for readers: When you hear the neighbors going at it, whose voice is louder? Read More

The New York Times reports that " One in five adults in Europe have used marijuana or related drugs like hashish, the European Union’s drug agency said." As per their usual ignorant fear-mongering, recent reports from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy warning of the new, stronger strains of marijuana being produced get things not just wrong, but 180-degrees wrong. Read More

Above all else, George Carlin loved language. Though it was far from his most penetrating bit, The Seven Words You Cannot Say on Television is surely his most well-known routine, having landed him in jail. So, in his honor, let's take a look at the peculiar American tendency to take offense at words. Read More