The concept of “specialization” in families is having a renaissance
Life & Style
When Stay-at-Home Husbands Are Embarrassing to Their Wives
We simply haven’t evolved to the point where a househusband is considered desirable
Let’s Review 50 Years of Instant Replay
Instant replay has made sports persnickety, dilatory, and faux-precise—if only we could rewind
Football: A Waste of Taxpayers’ Money
Why are we subsidizing such a hugely profitable sport?
Sorry, Merriam-Webster—My Word of the Year: God
God is in the news much more than science. And He is also very popular on social media.
He’s No Secular Saint: The Trojan Pope
Francis is being embraced by secularists for his secular-friendly statements. But they are in for a big surprise.
Fit Pride Isn’t ‘Hate Speech’
Despite its bullying, the “fat acceptance” movement is bad for our health and bad for kids
Is ‘Black Pete’ Racist?
They’ve been on my living-room shelf for a year now — wrapped chocolate candy figurines from the Netherlands of Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete. A friend who lived there for a while gave them to me in irony. Black Pete is a …
Don’t Like the American Way of Meat? Blame That First Thanksgiving Meal
Americans are the world’s champion meat eaters. For that we can thank (or not) our colonial ancestors. Back in the old country, England, meat was for the upper ruling classes, who ate it with great gusto, but most Brits were …
Shut Up and Shop This Turkey Day
Every day is “Buy Nothing Day” in North Korea—and look where that’s gotten them
When the Sisterhood Attacks: The Cautionary Tale of Colonel Lynette Arnhart
An Army colonel trying to level the playing field for female soldiers gets accused of sexism and the Internet rages on
It’s Social Ties—Not Religion—That Makes the Faithful Give to Charity
Over the last twenty years, one of the most stunning changes to the American social landscape has been the dramatic rise in the percentage of Americans who report having no religious affiliation—the group that has come to be …
9 Reasons ‘Hookup Culture’ Hurts Boys Too
Boys get hurt as much as, if not more than, girls