After spending most of the summer abroad, it has been slightly surreal (read: horrifying) to return home to bitter arguments about monuments to people who fought to protect states’ rights …
Preserving Monuments Sustains Absurd “Both Sides” Argument
Wonder Woman Review: Not Enough
(Note: This post includes spoilers for the new Wonder Woman movie, so proceed accordingly.) Wonder Woman has been breaking glass ceilings at the box office, and much of that has …
In Defense of Millennials
Years ago, in a training session on how to manage Millennials, the instructor described to us an orientation she had run for newly hired graduates fresh from university. She asked …
There’s a Chip for That…
In one of my performance reviews when I worked in the financial industry, my boss told me that I was too scary and unapproachable to advance farther in my career.* …
A Woman’s Place is Wherever She Wants to Be
To some of us, embedded in the slogan “Make America Great Again” is the idea that traditional gender roles should be embraced and celebrated. The motto suggests that things were …
Fearless Girl Just Wants to Be Friends with Charging Bull
The Fearless Girl statue standing assertively in downtown Manhattan has attracted a lot of attention since its installation on International Women’s Day last month. While many people have praised the …
Everyone Should Be Angrier About Corporate Waste
There is an unfortunate perception, broadly held in the United States, that government spending – particularly at the federal level – is synonymous with waste, while the private sector is …
Send Your Poor, Your Wretched … Elsewhere
The new president’s first week in office has been one to which a whole dictionary of adjectives has been applied on social media and in the less revered world of …
The REAL Reason We Marched
This past weekend, people across the United States staged the largest protest in the country’s history, with attendance estimates ranging from 3.3 million to 4.6 million. While the event was …
Welcome to The Disgruntled Rationalist
I was raised to be optimistic about humanity, to show respect for others, and to believe in logic and the scientific method as the basis for exploration and discovery. All …