Patrick Malone's blog
Point-Counter-Point: Is a Royal-Wedding-Watch Fun or Harmful to Little Girls?
Should a 4-year-old girl bombarded with princess mania watch the royal wedding? Two of our writers debate.
Arguing with Myself: Tastefulness, Censorship, and the Sex-Toy Demonstration
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
March 17, 2011 - 2:42pm (Print)
Was the now-infamous sex-toy demonstration at Northwestern a consensual experience among students on a college campus or a pointless display that left all sex ed open for attack? Maybe it was both.
The Regressives' Plan for Your Love Life: How Ross Douthat is 200 Years Out of Date
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
March 7, 2011 - 5:01pm (Print)
In a new op-ed, Ross Douthat argues that when it comes to premarital sex conservatives are optimists and the "jaded" views progressives have lead to a "self-fulfillng" prophecy of teen sex. He couldn't be more wrong.
What GOP Budget Cuts Mean for Kelly
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
February 16, 2011 - 11:25am (Print)
I want to focus on one hypothetical woman, let’s call her Kelly, and look at how some of the proposed cuts will affect her if enacted, and, I promise, no more discussion of money for the rest of this piece.
Ten Better Things To Do With $30,000 Than Hire Bristol Palin to Speak
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
May 20, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Bristol Palin wants to be paid $30,000 to to talk about abstinence-until-marriage. Is it worth it? The answer is an unqualified and unmitigated “no.” Here are 10 other things to do with that money.
Why Choice Is Important to Me: Alphabetically
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
January 20, 2010 - 4:47pm (Print)
Bridging the Language Gap on Rights, Literally and Figuratively
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
November 25, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
We Don’t Need to Win the War on Science to Win the War for Comprehensive Sex Education
by Patrick Malone, SIECUS
July 23, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
