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Dobbs will be seen in historical retrospect as the feminist second stage booster to Roe’s lift off launcher. Reopening reproductive autonomy may well reopen the question of just why women need men anyway. Some day the idea of equality in a man’s world will seem quaint as women have to struggle to integrate men into a woman’s world. When biological destiny the the implicit threat of physical domination are subtracted from the equation women are formidable in ways that will make difficult figuring out he to integrate men. (For the avoidance of doubt, that’s not my victim statement or attempt to excuse men from their own parallel rethinking.)

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I subscribe to a coupla, three, four, or sigh more left leaning political-slash-cultural writers. But sigh, same old, same old, yawn. Not yours Donnelly. Not yours. Love the fresh take on even the oldest cartoonists.

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Hi -- I wonder if Mary Lawton is one of the cartoonists you’ll be documenting? I’ve had a cartoon of hers for years, tucked into a writing notebook. The caption: “I’m feeling less and less perky about being an American.” I think I snipped it from a Ms Magazine about 30 years ago.

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I so look forward to every post. From a quick sketch that helps me to appreciate the daily to more educational posts like this one. It is a pleasure to be introduced to the world through your eyes and pen.

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I’m so happy with this well-deserved tribute to the great Helen Hokinson, one of my favorites.

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