Liberals are up in arms about House speaker Paul Ryan's enforcement of the House of Representatives' dress code.  As could be expected, the usual media spinners are assailing the speaker for misogyny and bias, portraying the dress code as something that unfairly targets women and invokes images of sharia law.  In truth, the dress code has been in existence for centuries, it is not the invention of Speaker Ryan, and it has historically been enforced primarily against men and not women.  (Yes, the House requires a man to wear a suit and tie even in extreme heat; this imposes upon males more and typically heavier required layers of clothing than is the case for females.  Too bad.) The result of the House dress code episode having been dishonesty presented by the press in order to smear the speaker is that the opportunity for an objective discussion of dress codes and appropriate appearance has been shunted aside.  When the media are more interested in...(Read Full Post)