The origin of Father’s Day
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The holiday began in Washington State as a church service orchestrated by Sonora Smart Dodd
Bill McMorris
Bill McMorris is a contributing writer to The Spectator World
Tuesday
Wednesday
The importance of the Band-Aid
From our US edition
The graduation from boo-boo kisses to Band-Aids is one of the most underappreciated milestones in a child’s development
Friday
Are we still doing phrasing?
From our US edition
In our irony-sodden age, children may be the last reminder that words mean something
Thursday
Road-tripping with Wittgenstein
From our US edition
Prior generations of children grew up with definitive signs of when they had entered an adult space. Their senses told them so
Thursday
The war against slovenliness
From our US edition
As a father you are part prison guard, three parts beat cop
Monday
Cacophony at the dinner table
From our US edition
The NIH operates a website called Noisy Planet. There you will learn that experts advise you to ‘move away from the noise’
Thursday
My parental lobotomy
From our US edition
In my experience anterograde amnesia is just as essential to the creation of new life as wine
Monday
A new approach to swimming lessons
From our US edition
You do not need the US Coast Guard or CCP manufacturers, hot tub trade groups or international standards agencies to avoid tragedy
Thursday
Waste not want not
From our US edition
Any child can transition out of diapers in a weekend so long as Dad commits to the Lethal Weapon 2 method of potty training
Wednesday
Draft my daughters, please
From our US edition
The hawks who call for a female draft share two things in common
Wednesday
The ins and outs of fatherhood
From our US edition
Our tolerance for panic blossoms alongside our progeny
Thursday
How Covid amnesia spread through the right and left
From our US edition
Four years into ‘two weeks to stop the spread,’ the main characters of the pandemic have taken to revisionism
The car seat cartel
From our US edition
Nothing can totally protect you from Big Safety
Tuesday
Will Covid voting rules stay in place in 2024?
From our US edition
As campaigns hit their stride, state voting regulations loom large, particularly in the battleground states
Tuesday
Was 2023 the year of the labor union?
From our US edition
It’s been a good year for unions, without much help from Democrats
The difference between children and tattoos
From our US edition
When did it become socially acceptable to discuss the state of another man’s testicles?
Wednesday
Why Democrats and Republicans are so worried about third parties
From our US edition
Americans have been telling pollsters for months that a 2020 rematch is the last thing they want
Friday
Summer vacation fatigue
From our US edition
There is no proposition that carries a higher risk and lower reward than the family portrait
Friday
Barack is back… to save the Democratic Party he stymied
From our US edition
Obama is fostering the next generation of leaders after blunting the growth of the previous one
Friday
The Canadian wildfire is a reboot of Covid panic mode
From our US edition
They will only stop with the fearmongering when Americans start to ignore them
