A Memoir of Christmas Past

by Sallie Bingham

Nostalgia is not my strong suit. Most family rituals, in my experience, long outlive their usefulness. The enthusiasm small children grant to celebrations fades rapidly as the big world pushes in, perhaps especially in the case of Christmas when small children have learned to view any delay in present-giving as an injustice.

Fortunately, there are exceptions.

Year in Review 2015; Lactivism; Dr. Jane Goodall

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, our panelists take a look back at the top stories from 2015, “lactivism,” and Dr. Jane Goodall’s work in conservation.

On the panel this week joining host Bonnie Erbe is: Progressive Blogger Anushay Hossain, Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa, Republican Strategist Rina Shah, and Washington Examiner Columnist Ashe Schow.

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Diversity Policies Don’t Help Women Or Minorities, And They Make White Men Feel Threatened

U.S. companies spend millions annually on diversity programs and policies. Mission statements and recruitment materials touting companies’ commitment to diversity are ubiquitous. And many managers are tasked with the complex goal of “managing diversity” – which can mean anything from ensuring equal employment opportunity compliance, to instituting cultural sensitivity training programs, to focusing on the recruitment and retention of minorities and women.

Black Girls Vote Looks To Get Young Women To Polls

Danyell Smith wasn't shy about walking up to total strangers at the Security Square Mall over the New Year's holiday weekend and asking them, "Baby, are you registered to vote?"

Former labor MP Proposes Women Must Go On Contraception To Get Welfare (Int'l)

Former federal Labor MP Gary Johns has proposed a controversial new way to end intergenerational welfare dependence: compulsory contraception for women on welfare benefits.

Growing Number Women Of Get Their Guns, Take Concealed Weapons Classes

GENESEE COUNTY, MI – Nearly four years ago, Quin Shumpert said, 10 percent of his students were women. In less than five years the number of female students wanting to take his concealed weapons class has more than doubled.