Something is missing from the recent news stories focusing on bullying in our schools, teen suicide, and the words of support spoken by celebrities, politicians, and athletes in the It Gets Better ...

Picture this: A group of girls are sitting at a table in the lunchroom when a boy walks by. One girl turns to another girl and laughingly says, "Oh, isn't that your boyfriend? You should go kiss him!" ...

Q: I appreciate your distinguishing between definitions of sadism (e.g., clinical, colloquial). Another word I've wondered about is "sarcasm." I grew up thinking that "sarcasm" was like "sadism," ...