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I have a proudly progressive male friend who married a feminist some years ago who asked him to take her name. They didn’t end up going that route, but my friend seriously considered it. I thought of him when I read this recent article headlined, “He said ‘yes’! Why aren’t more women proposing to their boyfriends?” and when I came across this new Booking.com commercial that shows a woman proposing to a man. Both are examples of rejecting tradition in the name of sexual equality. When it comes to love and marriage, couples typically fall into one of two groups:...

[...] The truth is, men have become second-class citizens. The most obvious proof is male bashing in the media. It is rampant and irrefutable. From sit-coms and commercials that portray dad as an idiot to biased news reports about the state of American men, males are pounced on left and right. And that’s just the beginning. The war on men actually begins in grade school, where boys are at a distinct disadvantage... Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/07/12/men-new-second-class-citizens/#ixzz2dnOrXDys

Never mind looking for a good man, says the author of a hot, new book being released this week – good women are the ones who are hard to find.

In an ever-changing society, one of the things we humans can depend on is that children don’t change. They come in to this world the same way they did one hundred years ago — with the exact same set of needs. Having a parent, particularly a mommy, at home to care for them is one of them. But don’t tell Sarah Palin that. According to her, those who believe moms should stay home with their kids are “Neanderthals” who need to “get with it” and “evolve.” Until now, I’ve been largely silent about Sarah Palin. I wanted to give her...