101 Best Sex Scenes Ever Written: An Erotic Romp Through Literature for Writers and Readers | NYJB

“Looking for an anthology of erotic texts to accompany masturbation? Look elsewhere.”

"Aspiring fiction writers who would rather not write sex scenes but whose plots or character development require that they do, may find this book a useful guide, especially if they share its author’s taste in literature in general and erotic literature in particular."

via nyjournalofbooks.com

 

Constitutional Myth #2: The 'Purpose' of the Constitution Is to Limit Congress - Garrett Epps

via theatlantic.com

The error about the purpose of the Constitution explains the curiously two-faced nature of far-right "constitutionalism." On the one hand, they insist that they love the Constitution more than life itself; on the other, they keep trying to sneak amendments into it to strip Congress of power over the budget or allow state legislatures to repeal federal laws. The Constitution they claim to revere actually looks a lot like the Articles of Confederation.

The current war on federal power, like the other attacks on its power throughout history, is really motivated by an entirely realistic fear that those idiots, the people, will enact progressive legislation. Only by importing prohibitions on Congress into the Constitution can that terrible outcome be prevented. 

But the more tightly we bind Congress with imaginary chains, the less we, the people, can create a "respectable nation."