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It was 8:00 in the morning on August 29, 2013 in the quiet village of Darmstadt, Germany. Inside the Wunderlich home, Dirk and Petra and their four children—ages 7 to 14—bustled about their morning...
View ArticleThe 10 Stages of Clueless Gardening
A few years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to learn to grow vegetables. As a slightly-crunchy mom of four, I was on board with the idea of serving my kids fresh, organic produce, but the cost...
View ArticleSpontaneous Charity Is Good; Thoughtful Charity Is Even Better
By now, any American with an active Facebook account has been treated to the spectacle of countless friends dousing themselves with ice water. The Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS (also known as Lou...
View ArticleHere’s The Difference Between Feeling Thankful And Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving may be the last religious holiday still widely celebrated for its true meaning. While our post-Christian culture has all but divorced Christmas from the Incarnation and Easter from the...
View ArticleSeven Ways To Simplify Your Christmas
Remember when you were a kid, and Christmas seemed so magical—with everything sparkling and shimmering and smelling like fairy land? In case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’ll let you in on a little...
View ArticleFour Things Your Child Needs More Than A Big Birthday Party
While serious minds discussed the tension between free speech and religious tolerance last week, the rest of us were arguing over something truly controversial: children’s birthday parties. It all...
View ArticleHow Passover Illuminates Holy Week
Easter is undoubtedly the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. What Christmas merely promises—“he shall save his people from their sins”—Easter delivers. Indeed, without the death and...
View ArticleThe Power Grab Behind President Obama’s Support For Parenting Equality
If you enjoy seeing progressive ideology carried to its most cartoonish extreme, the best place for a good time is the world of academia. Perhaps the most infamous academic extremist is Peter Singer,...
View ArticleAbortion Is The New Slavery
When I first saw the bombshell video of a Planned Parenthood doctor blithely describing over lunch how to crush unborn babies and harvest their organs, my response was visceral: I cried. When the...
View Article5 Notable Americans Who Fought For Their Opponents’ Rights
I live within earshot of a Civil War battlefield, where volunteers give frequent artillery demonstrations during tourist season. Throughout this past summer, the familiar blasts rattling the kitchen...
View ArticleThe Shameful Irony Of Obama Demanding Gun Control At George Mason University
President Obama appeared last night at a nationally televised CNN town hall meeting on gun control. Despite the folksy “town hall” terminology, participants attended by invitation only. The White House...
View ArticleIn Case Of Trump, Keep Calm And Turn Out For The Down-Ticket
As the Republican Party careens toward civil war, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus got onstage to sing “Kumbaya” at the most recent debate in Miami. Claiming to speak not only for...
View ArticleRead About Norway Stealing These Kids, Then Tout ‘Democratic Socialism’
Scandinavia is in vogue on the American Left. Throughout this campaign season, Bernie Sanders and his disciples have pointed to the region as a shining example of their vision for “democratic...
View ArticleUnder International Pressure, Norway Reunites Seized Children With Family
A child welfare case in Norway that has been grabbing headlines and stirring protests worldwide came to a sudden end late last week. The story, which I covered in depth for The Federalist in April,...
View ArticleIndependence Day Is The Civilian’s Patriotic Holiday
If you’re an American with a social media account, you probably didn’t get through this past Memorial Day without seeing a meme that looked something like this: A few of these holiday-explaining memes...
View Article6 Tips For Staying Sane On Facebook This Election Season
Do you ever let your mind wander way back through the mists of time and remember what presidential election years were like before social media? Of course you don’t, because you’re too busy scrolling...
View ArticleCheck Out Amazon’s ‘Gortimer Gibbon’ For Your Tweens And Young Teens
Back when the world was young and my kids were small, my husband and I began the tradition of a family movie night. At first, it was simple: every Saturday evening we’d pop some popcorn, break out the...
View ArticleThe Obama Administration Is About To Make International Adoption A Lot Harder
David Holman was three years old when he met his mom and dad. Born in South Korea, his single mother gave him up, and he’d been living in a foster home. He was available for adoption but considered...
View Article4 Reasons This Election Judge Wants You To Vote On Election Day, Like God...
If you’ve been waiting until Election Day to cast your vote, let me congratulate you. Like the retailer who holds off on Christmas decorating until Thanksgiving is over, you understand that “to...
View ArticleMeet The Venezuelan-Born Mom Who Ran For State Senate To Stop Socialism
While Americans fixate on the new Republican majority in Washington DC, they may have overlooked the party’s gains in their own state capitals. It wasn’t just Donald Trump who won big-league in 2016....
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