Subscribe to feedby Patrice Lewis -- Recently I saw an old Disney cartoon from 1934 (the midst of the Great Depression) featuring a rendition of Aesop's famous tale "The Grasshopper and the Ants." The more…
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Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer whose latest book is "The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life more Livable." She is co-founder (with her husband) of a home woodcraft business. The Lewises live on 20 acres in north Idaho with their two homeschooled children, assorted livestock, and a shop that overflows into the house with depressing regularity. Visit her blog at www.rural-revolution.com.
Californicating our nation
by Patrice Lewis -- You've probably seen the list making its rounds on the Internet, to wit: If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a liberal doesn't like more…
Not man enough? Buy a gun
by Patrice Lewis -- Of all the ridiculous and underhanded tactics progressives are using to convince Americans we don't need firearms, once of the silliest is exemplified in an opinion piece from more…
Brainwashing is the job of parents, not schools
by Patrice Lewis -- As homeschooling parents, my husband and I often find ourselves the target of self-appointed critics who take exception to our militant insistence that our children are best educated more…
Gun-rights supporter? Now you're crazy
by Patrice Lewis -- My husband and I are pretty ordinary people. We have a solid marriage. We have two terrific kids. We're healthy. We're happy and stable. Nothing dysfunctional about our more…
A nation of wimps, victims and cowards
by Patrice Lewis -- "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." more…
Beware gun registration – It's coming
by Patrice Lewis -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." – Unknown In the spirit of more…
Fatherless girls
by Patrice Lewis -- Last week I discussed the correlation between fatherless boys and societal crime. But what about fatherless girls? Surely their impact on society is less serious? Of course not. more…
Why boys are 'evil'
by Patrice Lewis -- In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, people have been endlessly pointing the finger of blame and trying to come up with a one-size-fits-all more…
It's not a bill of needs, it's a bill of rights
by Patrice Lewis -- My goodness, the gun-haters are out in force lately. The latest bit of joy comes from Donald Kaul, columnist with the Des Moines Register, who emerged from retirement more…