Dear Darla, Thank you for writing—it was quite pleasant surprise to hear from you. So your cousin Dawson told you about our correspondence, did he? And you thought it would be festive to get some ...
A Controversy Ended
Some of you may have seen that Natalie Greenfield (Ængel Rose) has made a public statement about the controversy between us, in which she states that she has sought my forgiveness, and that I have extended it. Her full statement can be found here. This post is simply to acknowledge what she has said, and …
Male Chauvinism as Feminism in Full Bloom
Introduction: When you make a significant blunder early on, the fact that you have done so can often be hidden from yourself. Your measurement was half an inch off at the bottom, and it wasn't until ...
So I’m No Biologist Either . . .
Introduction: Resident Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to a position on the Supreme Court. So standby for a long sentence coming up—the next sentence in this paragraph I mean, and ...
Apologies That Lie
Dear Dawson, I am glad things are going so well, and I am doubly glad that you have been given an opportunity to apply what we have been talking about in your relationship with Lauren, and ...
Testosterone Does Stuff
Dear Dawson, We now come to what used to be quaintly called “the facts of life.” But instead of dealing with what we used to have, which was embarrassed fathers talking over sexual matters with embarrassed sons, we are now living on the tail end of a generation or more of what we have called …
The Golden Rule, With Adjustments
Dear Dawson, If you are any kind of a Christian at all, you know about the Golden Rule. All kinds of people know about the Golden Rule, in fact, including many unbelievers. What many people do not ...
The Zone of Vulnerability
Dear Dawson, The next thing I would like to cover with you has to do with the broader issue of authority, hierarchy and submission, and how these Christian concepts are in a death match with every form of egalitarianism. There are two things we have to understand about how authority works in all of this. …
The Value of Gender Stereotypes
Dear Dawson, By this point you have probably noticed that I have been engaging in what is now called “gender stereotyping.” Perhaps you were brought up by such polite parents that you were able ...
Lack of Communication is Key
Dear Dawson, I am glad you have met a girl, at church no less, and it is good to hear that you have decided to ask her out. I have no doubt that I will have to explain this one a bit more, but if you ask her out, and if she says yes, always …