I love books. To the dismay of anyone who has ever helped me move, I have a huge collection. I could realistically open a book store in my living room. I’ve tried borrowing books from the library to save money and space. During grad school, I picked up the habit of highlighting, making notes in [...]

The emergence of conservative women is invigorating on the right and baffling to the left. A.C. Kleinheider’s piece in the Nashville City Paper would be funny if it didn’t capture the begrudging puzzlement of the larger media as to why the conservative movement suddenly looks so female: Beyond a steady rightward shift and an increasingly [...]

Holy cow. Hell must have frozen over at Huffington Post. One of the writers actually read Going Rogue…and liked it! According to Stephen H. Dinan: What I found is that it wasn’t really that hard, actually, simply by taking the time to meet her on her own turf rather than through sounds bites, spin, and [...]

Every so often, I’m reminded of the hypocrisy of the left. For example in 2007, Condoleeza Rice was attacked for not having children. One year later, feminists questioned if motherhood hampered Palin’s abilities to govern. Palin was also attacked for using a ghost writer for Going Rogue when Hillary Clinton had one for It Takes [...]

After finishing Going Rogue, I immediately delved into You’ve Come A Long Way, Maybe by Leslie Sanchez. After reading a few critical reviews of her book on feminist blogs, I was intrigued. Bottom line, this is a definite read. Sanchez takes a much more nauanced view of feminism and modern electoral politics. As a Republican [...]

One unfortunate side of the punditry and blogosphere is the endless dissecting of pop culture for deeper spiritual, political and societal meanings. It happens every time there’s a blockbuster movie, hit song or TV show. Among Christians, Harry Potter has been a divisive issue. Apparently, New Moon of the Twilight series is that way to [...]

A few weeks ago, I started to read women’s studies books.  I quickly read a number of books dealing with the feminist issue: Full Frontal Feminism, Jessical Valenti (sadly, that review was lost in the CosmoCon Fail) Who Stole Feminism? Christina Hoff Sommers, In Our Time: A Memoir of a Revolution, Susan Brownmiller, The Female [...]