Culture

Marc — Of course your children don’t see you as untrustworthy, and of course, you haven’t taught them to. But about whom are we speaking? I referred to “cultural truisms.” Although I do so very hesitantly, let’s put aside the possibility that the do-gooders would treat you no differently, with respect to your own children,…

Justin, in your response to my “confession,” you wrote that: the price of your peace of mind is not paid by you, but by your children: in the effects of a personal and cultural mindset that requires even daddy to be lumped with predators. Well, as for the personal, my kids certainly don’t lump me…

There is reason for concern, Marc, that in your statement of the trade-off as between your “peace of mind” and “the safety of [your] kids” on one side and “being presumed a predator” on the other, you are missing negatives to the former and exaggerating the benefits of the latter. Arguably, the price of your…

Jeff Zaslow (h/t): Are we teaching children that men are out to hurt them? The answer, on many fronts, is yes. Child advocate John Walsh advises parents to never hire a male babysitter. Airlines are placing unaccompanied minors with female passengers rather than male passengers. Soccer leagues are telling male coaches not to touch players.…

There’s something fun about this, but there’s also something just a bit creepy, too: Our fourth Mp3 Experiment was our biggest mission to date. 826 people downloaded the same mp3, pressed play at the same time, and had a blast together on Lower Manhattan’s beautiful waterfront. The video brings to mind the solitude in a…

Michelle Malkin’s promotion of a book called 50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education has led to quite an extensive collection of aphorisms in her comments section. I’d add three: People don’t have to be equally valuable to be of equal value. Sometimes people are to blame for their own…

Well, look, clearly it was wrong of the city fire department — with its openly devout Christian fire chief — to order its men to participate in a faith-based parade during which they were subjected to aggressive and offensive suggestions as to their own religions… oh, wait a sec; that’s not how the story goes:…

Christians in Massachusetts, having been excluded from the governmental discussion about what marriage means in their state by the process whereby the definition was changed (and, I would add, having watched as Catholic adoption agencies closed their doors because the state would make no accommodation of their beliefs with respect to clientele) are concerned that…