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March 2016

March 07, 2016

Do Chicks Dig Jerks?

Clichés become clichés because they contain a truth in a succinct and memorable form. They...

February 2016

February 08, 2016

Why Men And Women Can’t Be Friends

The answer to the question of whether heterosexual men and women can be friends is...

February 01, 2016

Chasing Women is a Fruitless Endeavor

Imagine once again, as I am sure you’ve done before, that you have the power...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Stop Trying to Be an Alpha Male. Start Trying to Be a Grown Up.

As a man, you can never be Alpha enough. Let’s just put that out there....

January 01, 2016

Protecting Kids from the Culture: How Much Benedict Option is Enough?

Things are not going well. More than a few us are, to put it mildly,...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

Where I’m Coming From: Five Influences On My Thinking

We think we write only to communicate to others, but that is largely wrong. Sure,...

December 09, 2015

Just Say No: Dating Advice for Young Women

Ladies, Sometimes you have to declare where you stand. This might not be easy for...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Why Dating Ought to be Resurrected

All the dates have, it seems, been canceled. Forever. Dating has been in decline for...

November 23, 2015

The Home and Work at War: Some Musings

My brother and I didn’t know how good we had it. Our mother stayed home...

November 18, 2015

Mistakes I Made So You Don’t Have To: Advice for the Young and Everybody Else, Part One

Regret has an undeservedly bad reputation. Sure, regret can be malignant sometimes, but in its...

November 14, 2015

At Home in a World of Terror: First Thoughts on the Paris Attacks

While innocents were being slaughtered in Paris, my wife and I were preparing for a...

November 11, 2015

Reflections on a Ballroom Floor: What I Learned from Dance Class

Slow. Slow. Quick-quick. This formulation sticks in my head more than anything I’ve learned in...

November 04, 2015

Don’t Be Afraid to Have Standards: Dating Advice for Young Women

Dear Ladies, The degeneration of our culture has given rise to some pretty nasty girls....

November 02, 2015

Should Wives Work Outside the Home?

The question of whether women should work outside the home confuses a lot of people....

October 2015

October 23, 2015

It Is Not Possible to Shelter Children Too Much

Once in a while, I say something that ruffles a few feathers, disturbs tender souls...

October 21, 2015

Why It’s So Hard to Be Satisfied

Just imagine a little room, big enough for two, maybe three if one is a...