CARNAL NATION

What’s wrong with Tiger Woods?

Three words: I. Don’t. Know.  [Read more]

I don’t expect to have sex on Valentine’s Day. Neither should you.  [Read more]

You’ve heard about the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Overturning the heart of the McCain-Feingold Act, the Court said that corporate donations to elections cannot be limited because it would violate the First Amendment.

How bad is this? Said the New York Times, “The Supreme Court has handed lobbyists a new weapon. A lobbyist can now tell any elected official: if you vote wrong, my company, labor union or interest group will spend unlimited sums explicitly advertising against your re-election.”

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor added she is concerned that “the problem of campaign contributions in judicial elections might get considerably worse, and quite soon.”  [Read more]

A pair of transportation giants revealed last week that as parts of Western society become more comfortable acknowledging sexuality, discomfort and fear of sexuality are still as powerful as ever.

For starters, Carnival Cruises of Miami will not book another “cougar-cub cruise” (younger men and middle-aged women meeting for erotic connection, either temporary or long-term), even though the first sold out and demand for a second is high.

It’s not clear what Carnival objects to—middle-aged women having sex, middle-aged women having sex with people other than the crew, or simply all that legendary 24-hour-a-day food going uneaten.

On a more ominous note, British Airways has revealed its policy preventing men from sitting next to children to whom they are not related.  [Read more]