The Left Should Leave Daycare Advocacy to the Libs
The insistence on “affordable daycare” as a viable solution to the problem of childcare reveals a consistent devaluation of gendered labor. It might also negatively impact children themselves.
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Mothers Don’t Grow on Trees
A popular book about “Mother Trees” cloaks its misleading claims in the beloved metaphor of motherhood. But as the need for public trust in ecological science increases, we can ill afford to substitute moralistic storytelling for the scientific method.
The Paranoid Style of Motherhood
Child abuse conspiracy theories are rife at present, but they predate QAnon, and they even go much further back than the conspiracizing that gave rise to QAnon.
Dog Moms
Today, pets are superseding children and replacing human partners. It goes without saying that men are dogs, but what does it mean that dogs are now men?
Trad Mad
Meet the Uberwench, the Hot Chick, and the Troll, just three of the lovely ladies from the online world of trad wives. Beyond the grifts and lifestyle porn, there is an objective truth to trad, perverted through the algorithm though it may be: most women want meaningful work, family, and a home.
Left-Critic Consciousness and a Right Kind of Worker
If we’re going to criticize trade-union consciousness, we should do the same for “left-critic consciousness,” which too often privileges a “right kind” of worker.
How the Online Right Fell Apart
Behind the scenes, the online Right is just as divided as the Left—and it’s adopted many of its pathologies too. Are we facing a fascist coup, or just a collapse into political confusion?
