Category Archives: media

Taking Leave: The Book

Posted on September 22, 2014 by MThomas

When men don’t help raise their own children, when men insist that women raise children and stay at home for life, society as a whole suffers. Continue reading →

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Paternity leave: It’s a whole new ballgame

Posted on April 4, 2014 by MThomas

Paternity leave just got a big mention in US media this past week, thanks to baseball. New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy took three days leave for the birth of his son in Florida. Radio talk show personality Mike … Continue reading →

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Don’t panic: Japan is not sinking

Posted on March 17, 2011 by MThomas

My last post, about something now that seems totally innocuous, was on Friday, March 11th, at 10 or 11 in the morning. Japan time. We all know what happened just a few hours later.

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