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Is Love the Latest Luxury Good?
How overly individualized scripts for love and marriage might take a toll on coupledom for non-elites.
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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Jean Valjean from Les Misérables is the male hero the left has been looking for
The left’s version of masculine heroism is, at its best, supposed to be the vigilante who protects innocents from victimization at the hands of…
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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When the Political is Personal: #Boymomming in an Age of Flailing Masculinity
With four sons, my days as a mom are filled with joy and doubt, hope and heaviness. But most of all, my days as a mom are numbered.
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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Not All Husbands
On Sarah Manguso’s “Liars,” and the Iterative Politics of Marriage
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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June 2025

May 2025

The Stories Girls Need: A Response to Freya India
Yes, the right has forgotten feelings. No, arguments will not win the hearts and minds of today's young women. Here's what could: Emotionally evocative…
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
Mothers Are Human
Of course it's okay to have some negative feelings about maternity. The fact that we apparently need a psychotherapist to tell us this is sad and…
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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Bring Back the Original Purpose of Mother's Day
Motherhood is a civic service performed by some for the benefit of all. So, Mother's Day should be a universal, civic holiday (like Thanksgiving) not an…
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew

April 2025

"Patriarchy" Doesn't Make 13-Year-Old Boys From Intact Families Stab Girls
Adolescence could have been a profound tale. Instead, it is a fantastical, hackneyed assault on responsible, traditional men.
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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Why You Should Be Religious
My Review of Ross Douthat's new book, "Believe," and its case for religious practice by way of belief. In a nutshell: Douthat's goal is the right one…
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
“Girlboss” and “Tradwife” are Opposing Identities. Women Should Reject Identity Altogether, and Choose Vocation Instead.
The supple rigor of a vocational mindset is the antidote to BOTH the progressive feminism that dominates most of the mainstream AND the…
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Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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