Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please add interesting links of your own in the comments.

• The Trouble with Linda Hirshman's Critique of Jezebel

– more on Hirshman and her tin ear regarding rape

• Undersupplied U.S soldiers forced to steal water

– yet another example of how private contractors are far less reliable than public services

• Two Sizes Too Small

– hilzoy on Hirshman and her utter lack of empathy

• Does Rape Work?

– Quote: “Torture is wrong because it’s wrong, not because it’s never effective. “

• O'Reilly doesn't know the difference between hate speech and hateful speech

– worth reading to identify the rhetoric used to stifle objections to bigoted speech

• Say what?

– Quote: “thanks for fuelling the anti-feminist trolls there, Grauniad.”

• Hate crimes & gender (by Suzie)

– more food for thought from Suzie

Categories: linkfest

Tags: blogging, Read-ems