Free Range Kids: The Difference Between Independent and Unsupervised
Writing last month about a Georgia mother arrested for letting her 10-year-old son walk less than a mile away from home, I […]
How to Improve Your Spouse: Some Principles
Having written on topics related to marriage, I sometimes receive criticism and sometimes requests for advice. Marriage advice is about as thorny […]
Living By Faith (Beyond the Theological Kind)
Years ago, I wrote about the need to take action in order to have hope. We think of hope, perhaps, firstly, as […]
The Best Books I Read in 2024
I had no intention of abruptly ending the year of blogging in mid-December on the subject of “rawdogging.” But the frenzy of […]
“Rawdogging”: We are So Uncomfortable with Risk-Taking Behavior We Can’t Even Let Men Do Nothing
When I first heard the phrase “rawdogging,” I involuntarily shuddered. I was reminded of the discovery of such horrors as “face riding” […]
Why are Mothers Angry?
I am afflicted by pangs of conscience following my negative review of “Screaming on the Inside.” I maintain that the book is […]
Forgetting How to Read, Forgetting How to Feel
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to […]
What Do Women Desire?
When I attended a business dinner with an infant, the presence of a baby inspired strong reactions from most of the women […]
Jessica Grose’s “Screaming on the Inside”: Self-Imposed Suffering and Why Angry Women are Overrated
In an interview, cultural commentator Konstantin Kisin argues that identity politics cause suffering in the lives of real people. An example of […]
“The Child is the Father of the Man”: Children and the Invitation to Eternity
Catherine Pakaluk’s book, “Hannah’s Children,” is concerned with the phenomenon of religious women who choose to welcome five or more children. There […]