The new brouhaha about parents Joseph and Rebecca Reyes, one of whom is Catholic and the other Jewish, is a classic example of two broken institutions in America: the judicial system — and marriage.
The problem with the judicial system is simple: Judges have taken their power and run with it. As one lawyer from Rochester, [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 27, 2010 | Posted in
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I’m not much of a fiction reader — I should read it more.
It’s a great escape from reality and I’m way too mired in reality — but I did pick up a new book from the library called Not My Daughter, by Barbara Delinsky. It’s no great piece of writing — in fact it’s awful [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Megyn Kelley, anchor of the new FOX news program America Live (1 pm EST), has been dubbed a “postfeminist babe.” Sarah Palin has been labeled a postfeminist as well. Which begs the question: Just who or what is a postfeminist?
According to the dictionary, postfeminist means “of, relating to, or occurring in the period following widespread [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 24, 2010 | Posted in
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I just returned from CPAC – you can find some details about it here — and saw Gloria Allred on TV again. She was on some panel with five other people yapping about the Tiger Woods debacle. The five other people had the wisdom to shake their heads at this pitiful excuse for a woman [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 22, 2010 | Posted in
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This morning I found my almost 10-year old daughter with a towel wrapped around her head so that it was draping down past her waist. She was pretending to be a bride. “This is what my veil will look like when I get married, Mom. Do you think it’s pretty?”
And then, this: “Mom? Why did [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 16, 2010 | Posted in
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Marriage seems to be a hot topic these days — perhaps because of all the politicians who can’t keep their penises in their pants.
Or maybe that’s just a coincidence. Regardless, there’s a new book out called Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, by Lori Gottlieb. The gist of the book is [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 13, 2010 | Posted in
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I admit it sounds good. Who doesn’t want to put an end to childhood obesity? We all have a stake in this fight. Obesity rates tripled in the past 30 years, and as a result American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents. So what is the answer?
Michelle Obama’s answer includes a [...]
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Suzanne Venker | February 11, 2010 | Posted in
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