feminism
Michele Bachmann: Not Palin’s Clone
The media was forced to learn an important lesson on Monday night: not all conservative women are the same. Prior to the Republican debate on Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was some lesser-known clone of Palin: Brown hair, large family, good looks, conservative, nasal accents… They treated her the same way because of some ridiculous tech [...]
Calling All the Conservative Girls in DC
If you’re in DC this summer, don’t miss this opportunity for young (and young at heart) conservative women. On Friday, June 24, the Network of enlightened Women will hold their annual conference at the Heritage Foundation. This one-day event will feature Kate O’Beirne, author of Women Who Made the World Worse, and other opportunities to [...]
Feminists Continue to Turn Blind Eye on Weiner’s Lewd Behavior
The Twitter scandal of Anthony Weiner, aka “Weinergate” took a bizarre turn today that even political satire writers could have imagined. This morning, Big Government, part of the Breitbart family of websites, released two photos that were allegedly of Weiner and proved that he had engaged in sexually inappropriate online activities with a number of [...]
Weiner Makes Lewd Comments to Female Reporter, But It’s Ok Since He’s Liberal
If you’ve followed the ordeal of Rep. Anthony Weiner and his recent Twitter issues, the story seems to get more bizarre by the day. Regardless of what you think happened, on Wednesday a rather sexist dialogue occurred in the U.S. Capitol between Rep. Weiner and Emily Miller, a senior editor at the Washington Times. Until [...]
Coming to TN in 2014: The Abortion Debate
On Friday, the Tennessee House voted to put an amendment regarding abortion on the ballot for 2014. Per the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: The vote was 76-18 to approve Senate Joint Resolution 127, which is intended to nullify a 2000 Tennessee Supreme Court ruling and give state lawmakers the ability to impose some restrictions on abortions [...]
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Book Review: How to Live Like a Lady
The summer between 7th and 8th grade, I read a number of etiquette books. I have no idea why, nor is it surprising, but it created a love of books about manners. Now, I have a nice collection of vintage copies of Emily Post and Amy Vanderbilt. I’ve even contemplated trying to live my life [...]
Read MoreBook Review: Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns and Other Southern Specialties
Books about the South are a weakness of mine. Books that combine Southern memoirs with cooking are the proverbial cherry on top. If you follow my Twitter feed, you’ll know that I spend a lot of time talking about cooking and recipes. Recently, I picked up Julia Reed’s Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns, and Other Southern [...]
Read MoreAtlas Shrugged: Reaction to the Novel
After 10 years of trying to read it, I finally finished Atlas Shrugged several weeks ago. This was a huge personal goal of mine, as well as an item on the turning 30 bucket list. When I was 15, I read The Fountainhead and loved it. That book has had a huge influence on my [...]
Read MoreBook Review: Economics in One Lesson
For Smart Girl Nation this month, I reviewed Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson. This book has been on my reading list for a while, and fit perfectly with the money theme of this issue. Check it out over at Smart Girl Politics Action.
Read MoreBook Review: The Finishing Touches
While I primarily review what I deem “smart books” — biographies, current affairs or classics — on CosmoCon, I do enjoy light reading. And I’m not ashamed to admit that I enjoy chick lit novels. Since I’ve felt rotten lately, I didn’t feel like any heavy reading this weekend. While at Barnes & Noble, I [...]
Read MoreBook Review: Waiting for Superman
For the February issue of Smart Girl Nation, I reviewed the documentary Waiting for Superman and its companion book. Click over to Smart Girl Politics Action and read it today. Waiting for Superman is definitely one of those documentaries that I’ll be thinking about for a while. If anything, the issue of education is complex [...]
Read MoreBook Review: The Faith of Ronald Reagan
Confession: I grew up in the vast right-wing conspiracy and have never read anything about Ronald Reagan. It’s not as though I didn’t have a desire to read any biographies about him. I have just never gotten around to it. In fact, several books about him line my bookcases. Since I lived through most of [...]
Read MoreBook Review: Spiced
One of my goals in life is to take a formal cooking course. Like many people who love to cook, I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be a professional in the field. Reading Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen provided a glimpse of the restaurant/cooking world. Jurgensen’s memoirs are delightful. Having a passion for food, she [...]
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2010
Books are some of my dearest friends, and I’m always looking for recommendations. Via Blogher, I saw this interesting 2010 book survey. My book tastes are all over the place. In just this past year, I read political tomes, biographies, historical novels, romance, chick lit, science fiction, young adult, management and marketing books. There’s no [...]
Read MoreBook Review: The Portable Patriot
Need a handy resource for every historical document mentioned by the Tea Party? The Portable Patriot, edited by Joel J. Miller and Kristen Parrish, is the book for you. Starting with the Mayflower Compact and ending with Noah Websters’s Oration on the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this little book is a compendium of [...]
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