Are the Moms All Right?

Are the Moms All Right? Busting the Myths About Motherhood Last fall, cultural observer and former BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen published an e-book about the difficulties of motherhood during the pandemic. Based on interviews with 1,000 women, her conclusions were telegraphed in the title: The Moms Are Not Alright. I think most parents would agree that parenting … More Are the Moms All Right?

What Foreign Fighters Are Seeing in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Three-to-One AdvantageIt’s not technology or tactics that have given Ukrainian fighters their greatest edge. A few nights ago in Lviv, after an early dinner (restaurants shut at 8 p.m. because of curfew), I stepped into the elevator of my hotel. I was chatting with a colleague when a man in early middle age, dressed … More What Foreign Fighters Are Seeing in Ukraine