Family

The Last Bastion: In a World Gone Loco, Your Home and Community Are Your Citadels 1
- Family, Culture
- September 12, 2023
“Peace—that was the other name for home,” wrote American novelist Kathleen Norris. During the past few years, America has gone round the bend, addled by a never-ending tsunami of sound-bites, bad news, and disastrous events: the pandemic, the Afghanistan fiasco, the talk of nuclear war, the battles over race and sex in our schools, the
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BEWARE: California Bills Headed to Newsom’s Desk Will Launch a Transgender Inquisition Targeting Parents 0
- Family, Politics
- September 12, 2023
“We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children” might as well become the new slogan of the Golden State. California’s Legislature has passed—or is about to pass—a slew of bills aimed at undermining the rights of parents (and potential foster parents) who disagree with the transgender worldview. What would the state need to launch a
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Kids Don’t Have To Be This Anxious 1
- Family, Education
- September 11, 2023
What if one of the big reasons kids are so anxious is simply this: They’re micromanaged by adults? As you may have heard me say over and over (I’m getting to that age!), kids are micromanaged. Increasingly they’re in adult-run classes, clubs and sports. Or they’re inside on a screen, instead of climbing a tree
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Why Parents Must Teach Their Kids Discernment 3
- Family
- September 7, 2023
Entertainment today is extremely accessible. We can watch videos and read articles whenever we want. Each of these pieces of media, however, has its own ideology. But often, we do not even notice this ideology that is being presented to us, or the underlying assumptions of the creators. As Frances Schaeffer explained: “The results of
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A Crisis of Parenting Is the Root Cause of America’s Rapid Secularization 0
- Family, Culture, Religion
- September 6, 2023
Not long ago, I asked a young tradesman to quote on a job. We’ll call him Bruno. We began talking and I mentioned that I was a Catholic. “Religion,” he said, “that’s a good thing.” I asked what his was and he told me that he was a Muslim. “But,” Bruno added. “I wasn’t always
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The Lawyer on the Playground 1
- Education, Family
- September 5, 2023
“Welcome! Play Safe” reads the sign at a Fairfax County Public School playground in Virginia just outside of Washington D.C. It goes on to list a few simple rules — 21, by my count. First off, the playground should never be used when it’s frozen. Or wet. There can be no climbing on things like
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