A beloved American author is targeted by the book-banners, epitomizing all that’s wrong with cancel culture. Cancel culture has many faces. Few reveal the ugliness of the impulse more clearly than banning books.

American Girl has released its “2021 Girl of the Year”, and this is the first doll to include an LGBTQ element.

American Girl has released its “2021 Girl of the Year”, and this is the first doll to include an LGBTQ element.

Most Americans presume that parents have the primary responsibility to raise and educate their children—and that the government should generally not interfere with parents’ childrearing practices except in cases of abuse or neglect. Yet parental rights are increasingly being threatened on a number of fronts, both in principle and in practice.

By: Rick Santorum – nationalreview.com – June 21, 2020 This Father’s Day is one like no other. Due to the coronavirus shutdowns, thousands of dads in nursing homes will not be visited by their children. Many kids and their moms will not be taking Dad to his favorite restaurant. Grown sons and daughters living in “hot” areas are not traveling so Dad...

By: Amy Morin – psychologytoday.com – November 3, 2017 The New York Times recently published an article called, “Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?” The author chronicled several teens’ battle with anxiety over the course of a few years. The article questioned why we’re seeing such a rise in anxiety among today’s youth. As a psychotherapist, college lecturer,...

By Kiley Crossland – world.wng.org – November 8, 2019 Nearly 1 in 5 low-income teens in rural America reported a change in their sexual orientation during high school, according to a study released this week. The research raises questions about the permanence of sexual orientation and the ongoing battle to ban therapy for those who want to change. The report,...

By: Madeleine Jacob – lifesitenews.com – September 27, 2019 In October, the father of a seven-year-old boy whose mother is trying to “transition” him into a girl has a final chance in court to save his son. Jeff Younger has been fighting not to lose custody of his twin sons, James and Jude, while being accused of child abuse by his ex-wife Anne...

By: Erica Komisar – wsj.com – September 20, 2019 Women’s empowerment is usually equated with paid work outside the home. That’s a mistake. Assuming that women who choose to stay home and nurture their young children are powerless or unenlightened is not only insulting but dangerous. A woman’s value isn’t only a matter of how much she can earn, and women’s...

By: Eliana Dockterman – time.com – September 25, 2019 A child opens a box. He starts jumping and screaming with joy—not an unusual sound in the halls of Mattel’s headquarters where researchers test new toys. But this particular toy is a doll, and it’s rare for parents to bring boys into these research groups to play with dolls. It’s rarer...