PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/author/bookworm/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:42:40 -04008 Lessons I've Learned By Self-Publishing 3 Kindle E-books<![CDATA[]]>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:00:32 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2014/03/08/8-lessons-ive-learned-by-self-publishing-3-kindle-e-books-n150510The Surprising Reason Americans Are Vulnerable to Moral Relativism<![CDATA[Is this&#8230;.]]>Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:00:25 -0400<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2013/08/25/the-surprising-reason-americans-are-vulnerable-to-moral-relativism-n146658How an iPad Gives a Credible Voice To Non-Verbal Autism<![CDATA[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLAwNsT9HdA&#038;feature=plcp]]>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:00:28 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/12/14/how-an-ipad-gives-a-credible-voice-to-non-verbal-autism-n143552Everything You Think You Know About Autism Is Wrong<![CDATA[Autism is a painfully mysterious syndrome. We don&#8217;t know what causes it, although we do know that about 1 in 88 births will produce an autistic child. We know that it&#8217;s the fastest growing developmental disability in America, although we don&#8217;t know why. The commonly used treatments have limited effectiveness, so increasing numbers of adult autism sufferers cannot care for themselves, requiring costly life-long maintenance.]]>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:00:43 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/12/10/everything-you-think-you-know-about-autism-is-wrong-n143504Top 7 Post-Breakup Anthems for Democrats who Vote for Romney<![CDATA[]]>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:00:18 -0400<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/11/02/top-7-post-breakup-anthems-for-democrats-who-vote-for-romney-n1431125 Reasons This Election Is Ward Cleaver vs. Eddie Haskell<![CDATA[]]>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:00:30 -0400<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/10/25/5-reasons-this-election-is-ward-cleaver-vs-eddie-haskell-n143000Crazifornia: How California Is Committing Suicide<![CDATA[]]>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00:48 -0400<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/09/27/crazifornia-how-california-is-committing-suicide-n142637The Democrats' birth control games add another parasite to the lexicon<![CDATA[Blood Fluke:  Parasitic trematode flatworm found primarily in Southeast Asia, North Africa, and other tropical areas. The blood fluke lives primarily in the tiny blood vessels of the intestines.  People infected with blood flukes become weakened and can die either as a direct result of the blood fluke or because it renders them incapable of fighting against other endemic diseases.]]>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:45:03 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/03/10/the-democrats-birth-control-games-add-another-parasite-to-the-lexicon-n162395Another Light Went Out : Milblogger Neptunus Lex Died Yesterday<![CDATA[One of my friends nailed it:  &#8220;I hate, hate, hate this year.&#8221;  He said that because, in the middle of the nastiest circular firing squad imaginable, the good guys are dying.  The latest casualty is Neptunus Lex &#8212; real name Captain Carroll LeFon, USN (retired) &#8212; who died yesterday.]]>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:58:37 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/03/07/another-light-went-out-milblogger-neptunus-lex-died-yesterday-n162249Amy Tan and the Mental Rot of Liberalism<![CDATA[Amy Tan burst onto the literary scene in 1989 with the publication of The Joy Luck Club, a novel that followed four Chinese-born mothers and their American-born daughters in San Francisco.  It was a lovely book at many levels:  Tan&#8217;s prose was lean and elegant, her characters were interesting, and the juxtaposition of old-world mothers and new-world daughters was fascinating.  Tan deserved her overnight fame.]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:51:56 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/03/05/amy-tan-and-the-mental-rot-of-liberalism-n162029A picture about alleged Western Hypocrisy when it comes to burqas highlights the stupidity and ignorance of moral relativism<![CDATA[This picture is making its way around Facebook:]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:19:40 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/02/22/a-picture-about-alleged-western-hypocrisy-when-it-comes-to-burqas-highlights-the-stupidity-and-ignorance-of-moral-relativism-n161456Rich Southern California University Teaches Nascent Social Workers Class Warfare and Law-Breaking<![CDATA[The University of Southern California (&#8220;USC&#8221;), an expensive private university in Los Angeles, used to rejoice in the nickname &#8220;University of Spoiled Children.&#8221;  I&#8217;m happy to report (my tone is dryly sarcastic as I write this) that the University is doing its best to ensure that the spoiled rich kids who walk through its luxuriously appointed halls don&#8217;t forget that they are, in fact, predators who must be taught to relate to poor people on Marxist terms.  At least, that&#8217;s the case with the kids who are attending USC&#8217;s graduate School of Social Work.]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:23 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/02/10/rich-southern-california-university-teaches-nascent-social-workers-class-warfare-and-law-breaking-n160853Somehow I doubt that "this really happened" -- or at least it didn't happen in the last 60 years<![CDATA[]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:08:22 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/02/01/somehow-i-doubt-that-this-really-happened-or-at-least-it-didnt-happen-in-the-last-60-years-n160255Liberal totalitarians carve out a niche for marijuana smoke<![CDATA[]]>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:50:01 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/01/11/liberal-totalitarians-carve-out-a-niche-for-marijuana-smoke-n159215Whether you're 14, 19 or 90, you can defend your home against armed intruders<![CDATA[For the past few days, the internet has been buzzing about two amazing self-defense stories, each involving young people.  The first to hit the wires was the story of 19-year old Sarah McKinley.]]>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:51:12 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/01/06/whether-youre-14-19-or-90-you-can-defend-your-home-against-armed-intruders-n158962The Many Ironies of a "Modest Swimwear" Advertisement<![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a fan of extremely revealing or tight clothing. Even in my younger days, when I could get away with it, it wasn&#8217;t my style. There&#8217;s something to be said for a little mystery and a lot of class. Nevertheless, an ad for &#8220;modest swimwear&#8221; managed to make my eyeballs pop a little:]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:44:44 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2012/01/05/the-many-ironies-of-a-modest-swimwear-advertisement-n158907If you're on Facebook, please take a minute to report a truly vile page<![CDATA[The truly vile page I referenced in my post title is Hundred Million Person Hate Israel. Thankfully, so far it&#8217;s only got 30,000 people (out of a 100,000,000 goal) &#8220;liking&#8221; this incitement to destructive antisemitism, but cancers like this shouldn&#8217;t be allowed to grow.]]>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:46:49 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2011/12/28/if-youre-on-facebook-please-take-a-minute-to-report-a-truly-vile-page-n158683The entertainment industry once again shows its callous disregard for America's military<![CDATA[]]>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:06:39 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2011/12/14/the-entertainment-industry-once-again-shows-its-callous-disregard-for-americas-military-n157991My mother's war, courtesy of Pearl Harbor<![CDATA[My mother&#8217;s heading to the hospital again today. She&#8217;s not aging gracefully, in large part because of the damage done to her body and soul during WWII. I thought that this would be a good day for me to reprint what I once wrote about her war (originally part of this longer post about Japanese atrocities).]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:38:18 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2011/12/07/my-mothers-war-courtesy-of-pearl-harbor-n157584The military is about to become a shaggy dog (or camel or sheep) joke<![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got an old joke for you, one that my Dad heard during WWII in North Africa:]]>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:00:18 -0500<![CDATA[Bookworm]]>https://pjmedia.com/bookworm/2011/12/04/the-military-is-about-to-become-a-shaggy-dog-or-camel-or-sheep-joke-n157458