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  • Many Women Distancing Themselves from Feminists

    Many Women Distancing Themselves from Feminists0

    • October 23, 2015

    Emily Hill, writing for the British magazine The Spectator, says that it’s time for feminists to recognize the white flags. As the title of her article reads, “Feminism is over, the battle is won. It’s time to move on.”  Today, as Hill points out, girls are doing better in school, more women attend university than

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  • Many New Toys Leave No Room for Imagination

    Many New Toys Leave No Room for Imagination0

    The other day my sister and I were reminiscing about the toys we used most as children. It quickly became clear that the common denominator in our play was a love for miniatures. We regularly used families of paper dolls, bears, and Fisher Price people (the old ones, not the gargantuan, unswallowable, and dumb-faced new

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  • Many College Students are ‘Book Virgins’

    Many College Students are ‘Book Virgins’0

    To gain admittance to college in the 17th century, students had to be able to read and translate various Latin authors on sight. 100 years ago, students were required to have read various classical works before being admitted.  Today, however, many American students are being admitted to colleges without ever having read a book from

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  • Many Children Left Behind During COVID

    Many Children Left Behind During COVID0

    Though some students have found learning at home relieves them of school’s social stresses, many others miss their teachers, classmates, and the routine of the school day. Some of the little ones have become more defiant and have reverted to bed-wetting, while many older students suffer from depression. In “The Children of Quarantine: What does

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  • Manufacturing More Mom Guilt

    Manufacturing More Mom Guilt0

    A little over a year ago I got a note from a reader who told me she was leaving her present job for a better one. She was climbing the ladder of success and… heading home. That’s right, her new job was one which the corporate world might frown upon, with responsibilities including changing diapers,

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  • Manners, Like Markets, Are Beautiful

    Manners, Like Markets, Are Beautiful0

    There was a strange moment in the second debate when a question was posed to both candidates. Donald Trump deferred to Hillary Clinton for the answer because, he said, “I am a gentlemen.” Sure, he might have spoken ironically or even facetiously (really Donald?), but most people had a vague sense of what he meant.

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