A Lesson from This Cultural Tsunami
The sexual-harassment scandals remind us that man needs God.
Bill Cosby: A Role Model Turned Upside Down
I fondly remember playing with my Rubik’s cube in front of my television set and laughing as Cliff and Claire Huxtable dealt lovingly with their kids. I’d grown up on reruns ...
The NYT‘s Identity Myopia and the So-Called “Mommy Problem”
Steve Carell is a “fommy.”
The actor, who stars in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, says he’s a father — like his character — who also functions ...
Is All Spanking Child Abuse?
A lump formed in my throat as I listened to a man describing his son being shot. As a ghost writer (or more accurately “celebrity collaborator,” since my participation is ...
Lands’ End Apologizes to Customers for Sending Pornographic Magazine as a Customer Bonus
Lands’ End infuriated parents who went to the mailbox and found GQ magazines with a topless model and such helpful articles as “The Most Important Moments in Naked TV History” and “The Gentleman’s ...
Mississippi Horror: Doctor Aborts Babies in the Name of Jesus
Russell Moore’s article in The Gospel Coalition, “Aborting in the Name of Jesus,” led me to a recent article in Esquire about the “ministry” of Dr. Willie Parker. Parker flies into the state ...
Married to Your Soul Mate? You Might Be in Trouble
An interesting new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reveals there are two common ways of talking about relationships . . . and the way you talk about your spouse might reveal whether your ...
How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Lessons of Diplomacy
The necessity of war is not a topic most kids’ movies tackle. However, How to Train Your Dragon 2 dives into it headfirst.
There’s a lot of diving, actually.
Set five years ...
‘Husband’ and ‘Wife’ and the Power of Words
I was standing in front of my house. It was a hot Saturday afternoon and visiting neighbors provided the perfect excuse for not trimming my shrubs. One neighbor was telling a ...