Bitch writes, “Blah blah single women, blah blah soccer moms, blah blah security moms, blah blah NASCAR dads? Wanna know how to motivate those folks and get them to the polls? Talk about issues that matter to women and mothers. Talk about issues that matter to families. ” And she has great links to politicized moms. The Democrats have to take back the family.

Harry writes, “restrictions on women’s participation in the labour market constituted a massive subsidy to public education.” The smartest women became teachers, because there were few other career options for them. Harry isn’t bemoaning women have more options today, just celebrating the smart teachers of the past. I would add that the schools still free ride off women’s volunteer labor and assume that moms are there to pick up their child at 3:00 and are home full time over the summer. What job conforms to the school year?

Putin’s efforts to subsidize baby-making have put the cost of motherhood and dropping populations back on the radar. Glenn Reynolds says that the safety nuts have made parenting too hard. No more five kids in the backseat. Sam Crane writes that Americans are making more babies than Europeans, because we aren’t that concerned about the safety of the kids. “Americans have more children because they are irresponsible and do not understand or carry through their child rearing duties.”

One of my rules about blogging is to never diss family, friends, or work. But maybe I should reverse this policy. Look at all these people who’ve made a ton of money dishing the dirt on their blogs.