Jody Allard

Only highly educated white people seemed willing to consider the idea that their children might learn best without any instruction at all.

Once upon a time, a band of heavily-armed men decided to take over an Oregon federal building. Because they were white, the Feds didn't shoot them in 12 seconds, and nobody even really did anything about it. (Possibly also because these intrepid defenders of our Constitution decided to seize a bird sanctuary.)

". . . it is illegal to sell fetal tissue, but it is perfectly legal to receive compensation for the time and expense involved in collecting, preparing, storing, and transporting tissue for research purposes. This is well-established in the rules and regulations surrounding organ and tissue donation. Similar regulations also make it illegal to sell children, but legal to compensate parents for medical care and expenses incurred during an adoption."

Being a single parent has never been the "problem" in my life.

ICYMI, half of my home state of Washington, as well as our neighboring state of Idaho, has been or is currently on fire.

If imagining the Oregon militia huddled together for warmth now that the Feds have cut off their power fills you with Brokeback Mountain inspired nostalgia, you aren't alone.

Shakhiel Akbar was shocked to find a letter describing the torture inflicted on Chinese factory workers tucked into the socks he bought at a British Primark store. He used his phone to translate the letter, which chronicled the plight of a 39-year-old factory worker.

I lost 100 pounds, and I kept most of it off. But I am not healthy, and I never will be.

Science has finally confirmed what moms have been saying forever –– that newborn baby smell is intoxicating.

There was another school shooting yesterday and 10 people are dead.