Photo by Viridiana Ortiz Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land There are, broadly speaking, two kinds of unhappy people in the world: (1) people who fully understand what aspect of their life is making them unhappy, they genuinely want to … Continue reading The “girlboss” hits middle age, doesn’t like what she sees (plus a fantastic new podcast)
Tag: Identity Politics
The mystery of the anti-Semitic flyers
Yesterday, my husband sent me a horrifying local news article about how cars at two high-end shopping centers in Estero, Florida, were plastered with anti-Semitic flyers. The city of Estero is a short drive from our house, and we frequently visit one of the shopping centers mentioned in the article. In fact, we went to … Continue reading The mystery of the anti-Semitic flyers
Critical theory in schools (links)
As I have mentioned before, we attended Baylor University, a Baptist school in Texas. We had segregated men's and women's dorms, which I believe is an excellent policy for all colleges for many reasons that have nothing to do with religion. (I'm old enough to remember the valid concern over "rape culture" on college campuses. … Continue reading Critical theory in schools (links)
Fake It Until You Break It – Erving Goffman and Cancel Culture
Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com [Note: I originally posted this on my Substack profile, but I am not sure I am cool with that platform or the folks posting on it now. I may write on that topic at some point. But as it stands, I do not want to lose the things I … Continue reading Fake It Until You Break It – Erving Goffman and Cancel Culture
Moral nutrition
Lately, I have been reading The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity by Douglas Murray. The book is a brilliant critique of identity politics and the war on freedom of speech in western democracies by an established journalist who also happens to be openly gay. Murray believes that progressives' identity politics ultimately undermines the … Continue reading Moral nutrition
Days of Sunshine 