For Women’s History Month, let’s revisit “The Da Vinci Code” and the myth of the Sacred Feminine. March is Women’s History Month. In honor of women’s history, I re-read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The 2003 novel, which became a runaway bestseller, tells the story of how the…

Maybe we should do a better job of parenting our own children. I’ve heard enough about Ron DeSantis and his crusade against “Drag queen story hours” in Florida. But as the parent of an 11-year-old fifth grader named Catherine, I thought I might chime in on this ridiculous debate. First…

Here’s what I wrote about his life and death two years ago. Rush Limbaugh’s funeral was today. My take on him and it: yes, he was a pioneer of talk radio who offered a valuable counter to the biased media back when there was no cable, and three networks and…

Is “New Age” spirituality a poor replacement for the real thing? Not long ago, a friend forwarded me a headline from the popular magazine Psychology Today: “Who Believes in Astrology? The Odd Role of Narcissism.” We both shared a laugh over it. …

This black military veteran was a victim of domestic violence. So why is the court system giving custody of his son to his abuser? Tommy Smith, a black man and a U.S. military veteran, was a victim of domestic violence. In fact, his now ex-wife spent a few days in…

The roots of every Millennial’s favorite holiday aren’t as pagan as you think. Despite its growing popularity, the history of Halloween is little-known. We know why we celebrate Christmas and Easter, as well as secular holidays like the Fourth of July. But why do we celebrate Halloween? Historians believe Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which loosely translates as…

Disney princesses and feminist values don’t mix. Last week, I wrote about how the “black Little Mermaid” controversy ignores the fact that the storyline is the problem. This is true no matter who plays Ariel in the upcoming live action movie. …

Here’s why. First, let me start by saying Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in Disney’s live action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” is drop-dead gorgeous, and any straight, red-blooded American man vehemently opposed…

“In perhaps one of the greatest messaging coups of all time, the Black Lives Movement Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) took the true statement that black lives matter and used it to create chaos and destroy the livelihoods of the very people it was professing to help.” — The photo of me above is from the Republican National Convention in 2016, when the RNC came to my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Black Lives Matter was a nascent movement at the time, considered fringe by many. BLM wasn’t a Twitter hashtag, a T-shirt, or a corporate slogan.