For some reason, I’ve never understood the hype around Valentine’s Day. It may have something to do with the fact that my parents never bothered to celebrate it. I received those pink, heart-shaped candies just once during my entire childhood…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is blaming barriers to high-quality prenatal care and systemic racism for the alarming 30 percent increase in newborn syphilis cases in the past year, but the real cause is much more complex than…
Hosts Aubrey Gulick and Luther Abel spent their last episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast of 2023 talking about Christmas traditions and the endless amount of energy kids possess. In keeping with the Christmas theme, Aubrey recommends James H. McGee’s…
I write this week as a very different man than I was when writing my last column. Then, I was merely engaged; now, after the single greatest week of my life culminated in the single greatest day and night of…
Now for a few words on important subjects of the day. 1. I am getting ready to go to the Shiva for my departed friend Norman Lear. Norman was the first close friend I had in Hollywood. Despite yawning chasms…
I attended a wedding last weekend, celebrating the nuptials of the fourth of my college friends to get married since we graduated in May of last year. The countercultural nature of young marriage isn’t lost on me or my friends….
About twenty years ago, colleges and universities began chasing men away. In part due to the U.S. civil rights law called Title IX, in part due to the pendulum swinging back from male dominance, and in part due to a…
Hosts Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie bring conservative news and commentary to The Spectacle podcast. They first discuss the TV show Sister Wives and how it has single-handedly cured America of its fascination with polygamy. Polygamy is terrible for all…
I have a weird genetic quirk. My left eye is dominant, but I write and do most things better with my right hand — except, weirdly, dribble a basketball. I’m slightly ambidextrous. My brother is right-eye dominant but easily switches…
One of the more alarming aspects of modern American life reveals itself in the collapse of family structure. This blight on our nation is not limited to one generation, although it has become exacerbated throughout the years. Whether it be…