Two days ago my niece gave birth to a lovely healthy baby girl. I have not seen her in person, but I enjoy gazing at pictures of her tranquil sleeping face. There is nothing more beautiful and hopeful than seeing a new, unscarred human being. She...
The Still-lowly Status of Women
March is Women’s History Month and March 8th is International Women’s Day. Hooray, let’s celebrate! How can you not want to celebrate women? I come from a family predominated by women: aunts, sisters, nieces. I love hanging out with women of all...
International Men’s Day
It is high time to institute International Men’s Day, a day to bring our full attention to the many and varied contributions to the human species made by those with XY chromosomes. What a vastly under-valued and under-appreciated sub-group! On...