| BLOG POSTS  | Arianna Huffington: About That Lawsuit...
The lawsuit filed Tuesday by Jonathan Tasini is so utterly without merit, and has been so thoroughly eviscerated in the media, I am hesitant to take any time away from aggregating adorable kitten videos to respond. But the suit touches on so many important issues about the current state of the media, the kittens will have to wait. First, let's look at the merits of the case: There are none. According to legal blogger Eugene Volokh, "Tasini's claim is a loser." TechDirt's Mike Masnick says, "We may have set a new low for idiotic lawsuits." And Slate's Jack Shafer bemoans "that we're becoming a nation of Winklevosses who file legal motion after legal motion every time a pot of money is spotted." The key point that the lawsuit completely ignores is how new media, new technologies, and the linked economy have changed the game, enabling millions of people to shift their focus from passive observation to active participation -- from couch potato to self-expression. |  | Cecile Richards: Holding Women's Health Hostage: The Sequel
The Planned Parenthood Mike Pence wants to eliminate looks nothing like the Planned Parenthood that three million patients rely on each year. It's time to end this political vendetta. It's wasting valuable time. |  | Wayne Besen: Why I Support J. Crew's Controversial Pink Toenail Ad
Anti-gay activists are exploiting J. Crew's ad to portray gay people as confused heterosexuals who are different because their parents let them play with the wrong toys as children. Nothing could be further from the truth. |  | Ron Avi Astor: Making Sure Children in Military Families Are Not Left Behind
Imagine attending nine schools before graduating from high school. Dealing with the emotional strain of having to end and restart friendships every year. For military families currently enrolled in public schools, this world is not imaginary. |  | Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Ten: I Don't Understand Why the Whole World Doesn't Live in Hotels
The biggest draw of hotels is the people you meet in them. In the past three years, by virtue of having no fixed abode and very little shame, I've just about seen and done it all. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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