Despite Western culture's progress beyond dueling, chastity belts, or smelling salts, most of us can agree that we have some work to do before we can cross "gender equality" off the ol' to-do list. The popularity of many gender stereotypes certainly isn't helping, especially when you consider just how long some of them have been around. To do a quick survey of some American stereotypes, let's take a look at three American literary...more
The American judicial system comes with built-in safeguards against wrongful prosecution: suspects are innocent until proven guilty; everyone is entitled to due process; juries cannot prosecute if they have reasonable doubt; double jeopardy prevents anyone from being re-tried for the same crime once acquitted. Of course, everyone knows that idealism don't always translate so well from theory into reality. US courts have a horrific...more