Breastfeeding Shouldn’t Be Stigmatized — Or A Publicity Stunt
Mara Martin hit the runway while breastfeeding her five-month-old daughter Aria. Sure, you can nurse your baby while working, but does that actually normalize it?
Not Only Does Banning Straws Not Help The Environment Much, It Hurts Disabled People
These bans sound eco-friendly, and they’re trendy, but they completely disregard the needs of the disabled.
How Michelle Obama’s Crusade To Rescue Schoolgirls From Boko Haram Ended In Their Further Exploitation
After all the awareness that was raised, and the money that was collected, the end result for these women of #Bringbackourgirls was continued harassment and exploitation.
Does The Austin Bomber Implicate Homeschooling? Yes And No
The Austin bomber is an opportunity to discuss the impossibility of parents controlling how their children turn out, and the pathologies that result when they try.
If Liberals Really ‘Welcome Refugees,’ Why Aren’t Any In Their Neighborhoods?
‘Refugees are welcome’ is a completely safe political statement for people in my uncle’s ritzy neighborhood to make, because they know it isn’t something they’ll ever have to deal with.
Lindsey Vonn, You’re Not Representing Trump At The Olympics. You’re Representing America
Lindsey Vonn seems to be hopping on the tired trend of celebrities renouncing ties to President Trump instead of focusing on creating, expressing, or performing their talents.
#MeToo Could Help Build Solidarity, But Lasting Change Can Only Happen Offline
The social media campaign should prompt little platoons to begin protecting, loving, and challenging their own, however they can.
Stop Using The Military As A Pawn In Your Culture War
Steve Bannon’s cynicism is only the latest in a disturbing trend of politicos of all stripes conflating ‘support for the troops’ and military service with their own politics.
Social Justice Activism Has Become Just Another Fashion Accessory
Pop activism is just a giant Che Guevara T-shirt draped atop the collective bosom of a generation of vapid attention-junkies.
Thoughts And Prayers Are Not Useless After Tragedy, But A Call To Action
Prayers, or any form of calling out, is an emotional visceral human response, especially when we don’t know what to do.
Self-Righteousness Infects All Sides Of Our Politics, And Makes Us Ridiculous
For many, politics is a way of showing oneself to be smarter, more enlightened, more compassionate, and more attuned to injustice than others.
Don’t Let The Internet Bully You Into Picking Online Signaling Over Offline Friendships
My Twitter feed during a rough news week is not the fullness of my life or American society. Sometimes, ignoring it and being a good, old-fashioned friend and neighbor is more effective.
Candlelight Vigils Are Not Enough To Stop Terrorism Or Honor Its Victims
I can’t help but feel that these exercises in grief are turning us into the battered spouse who makes excuses for a violent partner and refuses to insist the aggressor is held accountable.
Congressional Hit On Charles Murray Indicates Rioting Won’t Stay On Campus
Charles Murray is an eminent social scientist who should be receiving the nation’s highest honors rather than be subjected to humiliating public floggings.
Free Range Parents Are Scapegoats For Parents Scared They Aren’t God
If we can find out whom to blame and avoid their mistakes, then those horrible, awful child-abduction, battery-swallowing, sudden-infant-death nightmares will never come true for us.
Selena Gomez Responds To Reports ’13 Reasons Why’ Is Leading Kids To Hurt Themselves
Actress Selena Gomez, the 24-year-old producer of Netflix’s teen suicide drama “13 Reasons Why,” responds to reports that her popular series has boosted the harmful behavior it aims to curb.
How To Be A ‘Woke’ White Person: Join The Alt-Right
Why is it that the rules for being a good anti-racist white person are so eerily similar to the behavior of the racist ‘alt-right’?
In Desperate Bid For Relevance, Merriam-Webster Turns Factcheck Hack
The folks at Merriam-Webster today are too busy making the world an angrier, more divided place to be bothered with intellectual honesty.
Dear MTV: Telling White Guys What To Do Just Provokes Racism
The one-time music network doubles down on the identity politics parade of horribles that helped create the division and discontent of the current American body politic.
Why It’s Not Humanitarian To Import Drastically Different Cultures Into Welfare States
The main issue with open immigration arguments is that it always ignores one key facet: the culture. It matters whether the West imports immigrants who believe in, say, honor killings.