Ideologically Driven Sexology: Tools for Building “The Sexual World We Want”
From its earliest inception, the pioneers of sexology set out not simply to study and discover what is, but also to change what is to align with what they thought should or wanted to be. While we can objectively study the anatomy and physiology of the sex organs or seek to understand the mechanisms of […]
Dr. Amy E. Hamilton
“Home” in Crisis and Renewal: An Introduction
During the 1990’s, dozens of academic conferences and hefty volumes of analysis appeared on the problem of “the home,” a focus that continues to our day. Driving this analysis has been the wave of feminist scholars, for whom the home has served as “the crucible of gender domination.” Expected phrases such as “patriarchal capitalism” and […]
Allan C. Carlson
Entrusted to Teach: Classical Education Around the World
Some families live under the impossible burden — or perhaps the neglectful default — of allowing children to choose for themselves. This practice extends to the foods they will eat, the manner in which they will spend leisure time, and what they will believe to be true.
Cheryl Swope
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Father’s Day heroes: finding the treasure beneath the hearth
June 15, 2025
Faithful fathers deserve our thanks and recognition every day of the year.
Belgian police arrest protestors over signs criticizing transgender mutilation
June 10, 2025
On June 5, 2025, Belgian police in Brussels arrested pro-life activist Lois McLatchie Miller and child protection advocate Chris Elston for peacefully holding signs opposing transgender medical procedures for children. Their messages were reflective of common sense views on the subject, such as “Children are never born in the wrong body” and “Children cannot consent […]
Left-wing riots over immigration in Los Angeles undermine law and order
June 10, 2025
Over the weekend, violent left-wing riots erupted in Los Angeles as radical activists torched cars, burned American flags, and wreaked havoc in protest of lawful Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. These destructive acts, echoing the chaos of the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots, threatened public safety and property. President Donald Trump, prioritizing the safety […]
Oregon middle school openly undermines parental rights with “Spirit Pride Week”
June 9, 2025
A middle school in Oregon’s Eugene School District 4J, the Arts & Technology Academy, recently pushed a radical “Pride Spirit Week,” promoting LGBT ideology to young students without parental consent. Parents were outraged, with one telling Fox News they were blindsided, only learning of the event after students came home on Monday, the so-called “Rainbow-Out” […]
Book Reviews
Of Housing and Homes
Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing Diana Lind Bold Type Books, 2020; 272 pages, $16.99 Perhaps the most famous quote about the concept of home hails from Robert Frost’s “The Death of the Hired Man”: “Home,” says one character to another, “is the place where, when you have to go […]
Navigation Out of Trans Nation
Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist’s Guide Out of the Madness Miriam Grossman, MD Skyhorse Publishing, 2023; 360 pages, $32.50 Dr. Miram Grossman has long been a warrior on the frontlines of the culture wars surrounding sexuality and gender identity. As the proverbial battle-hardened general—having witnessed firsthand the lying dead, the maimed and […]
Feminist Economics
Feminism Against Progress Mary Harrington Regnery, 2023; 256 pages, $29.99 Why did it take so long for feminism to happen? Feminists have no Archimedes or Newton, spurred to insight by bathwater or apples. Feminist thought was not translated into consciousness by a discovery like the Rosetta stone, or inaugurated by an explosively brilliant philosopher. […]
O World, What Else Have You Got?
Redefining Rich: Achieving True Wealth with Small Business, Side Hustles, and Smart Living Shannon Hayes Ben Bella, 2021; 224 pages, $14.95 If you’d kindly turn to the index of first lines in the poetry anthology nearest you, you’ll find the O section led by two odes to the world: “O world, I cannot hold […]
New Research
New Research
Married Parents Matter In recent years, elites, the media, and popular research outlets have touted the opinion that marriage is on the way out. Children are resilient, goes the narrative, and it is far better for children to grow up on a conflict-free home. As a society, we have “outgrown” the institution of marriage. Recent […]
NEW RESEARCH: Sexual Orientation Change Efforts: An Important Debate
“Sexual Orientation Change Efforts,” or “SOCE,” describe a number of therapeutic practices designed to help a same-sex attracted individual change his or her attraction to a heterosexual attraction. Sometimes referred to as “conversion therapy,” SOCE has garnered fierce debate, and is actually prohibited in a number of states. In its place, therapists are often urged […]
SPECIAL REPORT: A Plea for Honest Social Research: The Work of Walter R. Schumm
In this age of cancel culture and woke gender ideology—both of which go a step or two further than mere “political correctness”—it is rare to find a scholar willing to challenge the status quo of LGBTQ research. Those who do are either castigated (by the media, other researchers, or their employers) or simply ignored.