Archive - Conversations with Carlyn

Citizen in Boston. Alien in Birmingham. Birthright Citizenship Just Got Complicated.

The Supreme Court just rewrote the rules of birthright citizenship. Will America become a nation of patchwork citizenship?

8 hrs ago •

The Price of Abandoning Diplomacy Is a Nuclear Iran

Has the U.S. traded inspectors for assassins?

Jun 25 •

Who Profits From Trump’s War with Iran?

As Iran burns, defense stocks surge.

Jun 22 •

Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Now an Epidemic

At least 5 million Americans were infected last Saturday. Numbers are increasing. Epidemiologists are worried.

Jun 18 •

Studies Show Men’s Penises Are Getting Larger

Here’s why researchers are not celebrating.

Jun 15 •

Linguistic Policing is the Left’s Favorite Way to Lose Elections

Democrats are killing democracy one canceled clown at a time.

Jun 9 •

The Most Downloaded BMJ Article Still Fascinates 20 Years Later

Hint: It’s about sex

Jun 9 •

Trump Can’t Grab Liberals By the ‘TACO’

Democrats have always had a messaging problem…until now.

Jun 5 •

7 Phrases That Make You Instantly Likable

Read this article “because” it will turn you into a better conversationalist.

Jun 1 •

May 2025

I Didn’t Go to Harvard, But Harvard May Keep Me Alive

You want to stick it to Harvard? Cool. Cool. I hope you never get sick.

May 30 •

First They Came for the English Majors

Inside Trump’s plan to defund liberal arts, privatize education, and silence the disciplines that teach us to think.

May 27 •

Vaginal Tenting Is the Arousal Secret You Were Never Taught in Sex Ed

Here is your illustrated guide.

May 26 •

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