Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?

In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers.

Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.

Freedom should always be discussed within the context of responsibility.

I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.

Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.

I'm a reader of milblogs, but as with all blogs, the wheat/chaff ratio makes it a poor investment of time.