When I first saw the news coverage about Critical Race Theory (CRT) last year, my first reaction was: “People are seriously caring about CRT? Interesting.” Because CRT is a legal theory and, from what I’ve seen, the media seems to be pretty ambivalent towards esoteric legal theories. And the media is often exceptionally terrible at … Read more
One of the questions we’ve been getting pretty regularly lately is whether we’re open for in-person shopping yet. We aren’t and we won’t be until our household is completely vaccinated. How did I come to this decision? We still have online shopping with curbside pickup and ship-to-home. We also know that, for people with more … Read more
When most people think about reading to a child, they picture hunkering down with a book while their kid is sitting crisscross-applesauce with the calm and quiet demeanor of a monk. One of my early literacy tips is to reject this vision and commit to reading at your child if necessary. ## What does it … Read more
A bookstore doing video game reviews? Yes. Yes, we are. We believe that video games are fun and perfectly fine in moderation. So, every once in a while, we’ll let you know what we think about new releases. The Game Mario Golf: Super Rush The Rundown Price $59.99 System Nintendo Switch Exclusive Playable on the … Read more
Another anthem protest, another round of politicians and commentators insisting that athletes and progressives hate America. In the June 28th the Wall Street Journal published Gerard Baker’s “Progressives Disdain America but Love Being Free to Do So.” In the column, Baker contends that protesting progressives don’t love the US and implied that Olympic track and … Read more
It’s not every day that you can say that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff went viral for…well, anything, but here we are. Last week, General Mark A. Milley went viral for an eloquent defense of the importance of being educated. I know that other people are saying that what he did was … Read more
TL; DR: Look for other explanations Lately, there has been a lot of ink…or pixels dedicated to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and her husband, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Harry. For some, it looks like an obsession. In “Meghan Markle Officially Dropped Her Royal Title on Lili’s Birth Certificate Amid Her Drama With Harry’s … Read more
TL; DR: When you’re reading, always look for the missing details One of the many things people hate about lawyers is that they tend to never have a straight or easy answer to anything. But, here’s the thing: When it comes to the law, “it depends” is a perfectly valid answer because the answer will … Read more
Wikipedia says that critical reading is “is a form of language analysis that does not take the given text at face value, but involves a deeper examination of the claims put forth as well as the supporting points and possible counterarguments.”1 What I’ll be doing in this series is taking a closer look at everything … Read more
What’s summer without a summer reading challenge? Well, we think that it would be pretty boring. So, without any further ado, here is our 2021 Summer Reading Challenge: “Reading is fundamental, but it also can be fun.” What we’re going for with our Summer Reading Challenge is to give you ideas about what to read … Read more