Governor Christie Changes Stance on ‘Good Samaritan’ Law

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The new law would offer protection to victims of drug overdose who call for help.

Beware the Fat-Fearing-Fanatics

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Natalie Gold is tired of listening to the same old myths about overweight people.

This Week in Fat Stigma: Melissa McCarthy and Chris Christie

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Leslie rants against the media: “GOD, fat people, stop trying to DO THINGS! Don’t you know you’re FAT?”

Heroic Men in 2012

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We pause to honor the men who loved, changed lives and saved them in 2012.

Voices on the Right That a Progressive Could Love

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Progressivism and conservatism don’t have to be diametrically opposed.

Should Health Care Be Prorated by Your BMI?

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A chance meeting with a cardiologist had me thinking twice about our national priorities about health care and the fiscal cliff.

Stop Mocking Chris Christie about His Weight

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Why is it okay to be cruel to conservative men?

Suck It Up

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Greg White learns the hard way after liposuction: Quick, painless solutions to long festering problems are the stuff of campaign promises, not physical reality.

Sexual Fantasies I Have About Various Republicans

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If Mittens believed in divorce, and got rid of that woman he calls a wife, then he might actually have a shot at winning this election. Which I definitely don’t want him to do, so I guess that makes me a fan of Anne Romney.

Bad Sports: NFL’s Saints Pay For Pain

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Jamie Reidy riffs on the news that New Orleans Saints defenders purposely tried to knock opposing players out of the game for cash.

The Top 10 Good Men of 2010

For this, our inaugural Good Men of the Year list, we’re not celebrating memorable personalities, newly minted pop-culture icons, or 15-minute men. This was a year of unprecedented challenges, and it cried out for good men.

Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Chris Christie

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Chris Christie, the newly elected governor of New Jersey, has “developed a bewildering habit of keeping his promises.”