Josh Hawley is telling American men that their masculinity is defined by the left as “inherently problematic.” Now, ain’t that a hoot ! As a woman, I can speak to the idea of one’s sex being “inherently problematic.” Like being paid less than a man or being judged by a potential employer in terms of my child-bearing years. Then, there’s the whole concept of women as breeders and women whose bodies don’t belong to them but to the politicians in their district. And we could go throughout the history of women from Eve (if you’re a believer) all the way to the passage of the ERA - oh wait, it hasn’t passed yet. And there’s the idea of women being subservient to their fathers and husbands, not being able to own property, being passed over for top positions (just ask Queen Elizabeth I), and that’s before we ever get to the ridicule, harassment, and number of times we women have been told “good girls don’t do that.” No, Josh Hawley, masculinity isn’t “inherently problematic,” but femini
Twenty minutes of the evening news or a quick scan of your phone’s news feed reveals 2023 as a year of global disasters. And it’s only May. Ukraine continues to be the victim of a senseless war, with its people dealing with death, starvation, lack of water, and an infrastructure that has been shattered by Putin. Haiti and Burkina Faso face gang and vigilante violence due to instability in their country’s government. Somalia, Ethiopia, and Sudan are facing food shortages and massive hunger because of climate change, excessive drought, and civil conflict. This is only a partial list of the top 20 countries in crisis that the International Rescue Committee compiles each year. Many other countries around the globe are dealing with hunger, lack of health care, poor government control, drought, and civil war - all brought about by factors out of citizens’ hands. But here in America, we make our own disasters. Because of the calamitous and ignorant leadership from the likes of Marjorie Ta