The WNBA and Illusions

Women and basketball have a problem. The game was not built for them. If it had been, the basket would be closer to nine feet above the court, rather than ten. 

They could lower the rim. That, in itself, would foster an illusion of athletic preeminence. And, it would not be nearly as ridiculous as the way we've lowered the bar in our politics just so the two most ridiculous men in presidential history can appear to be capable of, not only leading America, but of leading America, but of leading the free world.

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This is no illusion. People ask: Why are men and women so lonely today when it is easier than ever for the sexes to "hook up"? 

Mostly, it is because of political reasons. We have made such a conscious effort to blur the lines between the sexes that neither side is as attractive to the other as it used to be. Men, more confused than ever, have lost sight of what makes women special. Women, themselves, may have lost sight of what makes women special.