From The Today Show to Your Kitchen: My Life in Baking
When people hear that I built a career out of desserts, their eyes usually widen. “What a dream job,” they say, and they are right.
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The Rapture That Never Came: Why Failed Prophecies Keep Returning
What happens after a “failed” rapture? Why do some people fall prey to a long history of false prophecies? What happens to “those “believers” when they realize that they are not called to heaven?
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From Small Government to Strongman Politics: Unpacking The GOP’s 60 Year March Toward Authoritarianism
From Reagan to Trump, the GOP’s pivot from small government to strongman politics has reshaped American conservatism. This timeline breaks down the shift.
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An Open Letter To The U.S. Open and USTA
Dear U.S. Open and USTA officials: Donald Trump will attend the U.S. Open men’s tennis final today, as a guest of Rolex. Yesterday,…
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7 Customs We Really Need to Stop Practicing
We know people like to cling to their traditions as if their lives depended on it, but they very…
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Why the Right Keeps Choosing Profit Over the Planet
The political right’s opposition to environmental protection is driven by a complex mix of ideology, economic interests, and cultural…
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Shareholders of companies worth $13 trillion vote unanimously to defeat anti-DEI proposals
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck was interviewed in March by Nikkei Asia. “Using DEI practices to artificially raise disadvantaged peoples…
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No Vote, No Debate, Just Bombs: Trump’s Iran Strike and the Slow Costly Death of Congressional War Powers
Since its founding, the United States has engaged in numerous military conflicts, yet only five have ever received formal…
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One Bill to Gut It All: H.R.1 a Corporate Wishlist Masquerading as Legislation
The House’s 1,000+ page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1) narrowly passed the House on May 22nd on a…
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Six Kids, a Medal, and No Childcare: Welcome to the GOP Fertility Plan
The Trump administration’s latest pronatalist push offers medals and tax breaks instead of real support for parents. From sexist incentives to slashed child programs, here’s why it’s all hypocrisy—not help.
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All Eyes On Poland: Is Democracy Back? Lessons For The United States
A Decisive Election in May 2025 All eyes are on Poland’s upcoming presidential election, scheduled for May 18, 2025,…
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Levi’s Board Defends DEI, Tells Shareholders to Vote on April 23
Shareholders at Levi Strauss & Co. will vote on an anti-DEI proposal as federal and state attacks on corporate inclusion escalate.
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How I Caught TDS and Why I Refuse to Get Better
This commentary is a repost from “Sex on Wednesdays” by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
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Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, Hubris, and the Contemptible Betrayal of Paupers Passing Themselves off as Princes
This essay is part of “(There is Nothing New) Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes…
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A New Study Finds That Men With Better Sperm Live Longer
A new study out of Denmark finds that men with better sperm quality at young ages seem to live longer than those who have weak swimmers. Before you ask the men in your life to provide semen samples for predictive purposes, however, you should know that researchers still don’t understand why this association exists or what it means. (Other than, you know, the obvious: healthy men make healthy sperm and healthy men tend to live longer connection.)
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Missourians Could Give All Their Tax Money to Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Missouri voters want access to abortion. We know that because in November they voted in favor of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion and other reproductive health decisions. Missouri lawmakers disagree.
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They’re transitioning the mice! They’re transitioning the rats!
Where’s DOGE when you need them? I have a perfect example of government waste that could be cancelled before we piss away money on it, but that seems unlikely since it was just announced last week and appears to be an RFK Jr. wet dream.
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80% Reduction in Cervical Precancers Thanks to the HPV Vaccine (The One RFK Jr. is Suing)
This commentary is a repost from “Sex on Wednesdays” by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
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Vaccines are Better Than Broccoli
This commentary is a repost from “Sex on Wednesdays” by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
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What Is A King? And Why The U.S. Doesn’t Have One…Yet?
A king is traditionally defined as a male monarch who serves as the supreme ruler over a nation or territory, typically for life…
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From Koop to RFK Jr.: The Dangerous Manipulation of Science
C. Everett Koop, the Surgeon General under President Ronald Reagan, was a controversial figure from the moment of his nomination. A pioneering pediatric surgeon, Koop was adamantly anti-abortion. Dr. Koop once said, “How could I ever accept the destruction of the unborn after a career devoted to the repair of imperfect newborns, knowing the joy and fulfillment they brought to their families?”
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Winx Takes on Emergency Contraception Politics, Education, and Sales (Of Course)
This commentary is a repost from “Sex on Wednesdays” by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
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Do you believe DEI is failing, falling apart, kaput, over with? Think again.
Conscious Change Skill # 32: Gain support, one person or one group at a time. Despite recent setbacks and…
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Lawmakers with a Sense of Humor
This commentary is a repost from “Sex on Wednesdays” by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
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Who Needs Facts Anyway? The New Era Of ‘Ignorance Is Strength’
This commentary is a repost from “Sex on Wednesdays” by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen…
