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  • An Author Explains 5 Steps to Becoming a Smart Reader

    An Author Explains 5 Steps to Becoming a Smart Reader0

    Autumn vibes reign supreme at this time of year. Pumpkin spice lattes, “hygge” trends, sweaters, back-to-school shopping, and crisp clear days do their best to enchant even the most resistant of us. And of course, there’s always the option of curling up with a good book. It is this latter pastime that Dorothy Sayers, an

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  • Does Parental Support for Gender Dysphoria Help Teens?

    Does Parental Support for Gender Dysphoria Help Teens?1

    Let’s try a thought experiment. What if your daughter were to believe that she is actually a Na’vi humanoid from the film Avatar? You are baffled. The Na’vi are ten feet tall and have blue skin and yellow eyes. Your daughter is five foot six inches tall and has olive skin and brown eyes. You suffer,

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  • Why Feminists Hate Toxic Femininity

    Why Feminists Hate Toxic Femininity0

    In the 1990s, “toxic masculinity” entered the language. Though pegging a meaning to this term is difficult, The Good Men Project offers a solid definition: “a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression.”   Unfortunately, radical feminists and others have broadened the scope of this definition

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  • ‘Truth’ is ‘Disrespectful of Diversity’ Says Alberta Department of Education

    ‘Truth’ is ‘Disrespectful of Diversity’ Says Alberta Department of Education0

    Can a society which welcomes diversity find room in its group hug to embrace truth? One would think that the answer should be yes. After all, if every person, idea, or viewpoint is allowed, then why not truth? Sadly, the answer seems to be no, at least according to the Alberta Department of Education. As

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  • Prelude To A New Civil War?

    Prelude To A New Civil War?0

    Matthew Schmitz posted this comment from Solzhenitsyn to Twitter just now: Well. In Madison, Wisconsin, the city council has voted overwhelmingly to remove a cemetery marker noting the names of about 140 Confederates, most of whom died in a prisoner of war camp in the town. More: You don’t have discussion in a cemetery. You have reflection,

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  • The PC Police Go After Hand-Clapping

    The PC Police Go After Hand-Clapping0

    The student union at the University of Manchester (UK) has banned clapping at its meetings, “on the basis that the loud noise may be a problem for those with sensory issues”. Whooping is also under a ban, to be substituted by “jazz hands” – waving hands in the air, the British sign language expression for applause, is

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