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Addressing cyberbullying

Editor’s Note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was originally published in October 2016. Dear Annie: The other day, my teenage daughter came to me because her good friend is being bullied on social media. Her friend is a sweetheart, a pretty quiet kid but very polite. So needless to say, I was outraged when my daughter showed me the things that classmates were saying to this girl. I was appalled that other teens could be so cruel. It’s easy for me to say, “Just ignore them.” But these comments are mean and nasty: “Why do you exist?” “You’re fat and ...

The conservative case for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The new Hollywood biopic “On the Basis of Sex,” starring Felicity Jones, depicts U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s journey from being one of just a handful of women at Harvard Law School to arguing the gender equality case that launched her career. Setting aside Ginsburg’s left-leaning politics, it’s nearly impossible not to relate to her, even as a conservative woman. In Washington, D.C., partisan politics takes precedence above everything else — including pragmatic and constructive solutions to problems. People will cross the ...

You gonna need change?

Editor’s Note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was originally published in October 2016. Dear Annie: I have gotten to the point that I no longer like to go out to eat, especially if it is a restaurant that my wife and I have not gone to before. Here’s why. You have a great meal in a nice restaurant. The service was friendly and excellent. When the check comes and I put my money down for the waitress, she says as she picks it up, “Do you need change?” This ticks me off to no end. I have, in the past, gone through the trouble to try to educate the servers, ...

Procter & Gamble’s toxic sanctimony

One of the world’s most successful brands committed ideological hara-kiri this week. Recognized around the world as a symbol of manly civility for more than a century, Gillette will now be remembered as the company that did itself in by sacrificing a massive consumer base at the altar of progressivism. To which I say: R.I.P.-C. (Rest In Political Correctness). In case you hadn’t seen or heard, parent company Procter & Gamble launched a Gillette ad campaign blanket-demonizing men as ogres and bullies. Guilt-ridden actors gaze ruefully at their reflections in the mirror — not ...

When depression strikes

Editor’s Note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was originally published in October 2016. Dear Annie: I want people to know that depression can happen to someone even if her life appears wonderful. I know from experience. A few years ago, I had just married a wonderful man and moved to a beautiful home in a fun new city. I had been looking forward to these changes for months. However, once we moved, I found myself deeply sad and irritable. I remember when our wedding pictures came in the mail from our photographer. I felt as if I were looking at a stranger when I ...