Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.

Quote by Camille Paglia

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Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones run in packs like the primal horde. They...

Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones run in packs like the primal horde. They...

Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure...

Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure...

My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into...

My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into...

Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.

Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.

And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens...

And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens...

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the...

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the...

Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as a wise Latina trumping white men is a...

Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as a wise Latina trumping white men is a...

The airheads of Congress will keep their own plush healthcare plan - it's the rest...

The airheads of Congress will keep their own plush healthcare plan - it's the rest...

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their...

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their...

Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the...

Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the...

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

My generation of the Sixties, with all our great ideals, destroyed liberalism, because of our...

My generation of the Sixties, with all our great ideals, destroyed liberalism, because of our...

Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising,...

Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising,...

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is...

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is...

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably...

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably...

Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist

Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist

Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.

Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.

You have to accept the fact that part of the sizzle of sex comes from...

You have to accept the fact that part of the sizzle of sex comes from...

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of...

If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of...