Bethany Mandel

Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and the politics of good motherhood

11 September 2023 3:43 am

I don’t know who Joe Jonas’s publicist is, but whoever they are, they deserve a raise. In the wake of…

Lessons for young daters from the Jonah Hill saga

12 July 2023 5:04 am

There was a viral tweet last year that read, “do married people watch gen z dating and feel like they…

Why civics test scores are falling in American schools

20 June 2023 11:04 pm

Twenty years ago, one of the most popular bits on late-night television was “Jaywalking,” where Tonight Show host Jay Leno quizzed passersby…

A new book and a newborn

19 March 2023 3:04 am

One of the most famous lines from the classic 2002 romcom Sweet Home Alabama has leading lady Reese Witherspoon incredulously asking a…

How abortion falsehoods put lives at risk

7 December 2022 2:37 pm

Margaret (not her real name) is a board certified OB-GYN practicing in a Catholic, pro-life hospital system in Michigan. Ever…

Saving children’s books from wokeness

21 November 2021 4:49 pm

There is something deeply sinister happening in the world of children’s literature. Whereas the children’s section at your local library…