Patience with the Faults of Another
Blindness to virtue leaves us incapable of coping with faults. In a world where we lack the tools to address our shortcomings […]
Who was Cicely Mary Barker?
Cicely Mary Barker was an artist renowned for her whimsical images of flower fairies. The pictures are at once realistic portraits of […]
The Last Truly Inspiring Television on Television: My 600-lb Life
My 600-lb Life is the kind of cable show relegated to guilty pleasure for many. This is likely the kind of show […]
The drawbacks of purity culture—not the one you’re thinking of
Many people have sounded the alarm on what is sometimes deemed purity culture. The term refers to the Evangelical circles that overemphasize […]
The benefits of bottom-up thinking
Temple Grandin teaches animal science after a storied career in the meat industry. As a woman with autism, she has also become […]
Who was Phyllis Schlafly?
First and foremost a wife and mother, Phyllis Schlafly has become an icon of evil for the politically progressive. Born in 1924 […]
What’s love got to do with it?
There’s a myth that pure, unadulterated (and adulterous) love is the most powerful force that motivates human action. The more passionate, the […]
The myth of neutrality in women’s education
The modern line is that the true feminist values choice above all else. Whoever a woman wants to be, she can be […]
Books worth reading: Robert Lawson’s They Were Strong and Good
The unassuming cover of Robert Lawson’s They Were Strong and Good does not reveal much about what lies inside. The 1941 Caldecott […]
“A face only a mother could love” and other keen observations
We seem to have turned the hierarchy of human loves on its head. People rave about the specialness of a mother’s love. […]