Articles & Commentary

A Madam's Tragedy and a John's Crime of Living

Jessica Cantelon  |  2008.05.07  |  Townhall.com

The national media are capitalizing on the recent tragedy of notorious “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey’s suicide to launch into yet another vacuous round of navel-gazing and post-modern feminist angst. By shaping the narrative as sexist, the media are exhibiting the freshest example of how left-wing feminism has infiltrated American newsrooms—much as it has college classrooms decades ago.

The Top Seven Triumphs That Make Clare Boothe Luce a Renaissance Woman

Brooke Green  |  2008.04.10

Ever wonder why we named the Institute after Clare Boothe Luce? Beyond her myriad life achievements, what makes Luce so unforgettable is that she held her head high, rolled up her sleeves, and exuded grace and femininity through it all.

The Vagina Monologues Not So Fantastic

Abigail Gaugert  |  2008.04.09

I rarely like to admit I'm wrong, but sometimes I'm wrong enough that it warrants admission.

Woman Becomes Pregnant--Alert the Press!

Jessica Cantelon  |  2008.04.03  |  Townhall.com

A big fan of women, a straight male friend of mine likes to jokingly call himself a lesbian trapped in a man’s body. While the gag has largely been met with chuckles in the past, I fear that the story of Thomas Beatie may render it a bit too close to reality.

Born in Hawaii, thirty-four-year-old Thomas Beatie lives with his wife Nancy in the town of Bend in mountainous central Oregon. After a number of years of marriage, Thomas and Nancy are excited to be expecting their first child, a little girl.

But if you’re assuming that Nancy is the pregnant one, you’re wrong. It’s Thomas.
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