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  • Tribal Politics Is Turning Us Against Each Other—and Science

    Tribal Politics Is Turning Us Against Each Other—and Science0

    If you’ve spent much time on a college campus you’ve probably heard the claim that conservatives are anti-science. If you’re a liberal who doesn’t interact with many conservatives, you might have believed it. If you’re conservative, you probably felt frustrated and misrepresented. This view of conservatives as anti-science has been broadcast beyond the college campus.

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  • Trial By Ordeal Was Actually an Effective Test of Guilt

    Trial By Ordeal Was Actually an Effective Test of Guilt0

    The quest for criminal justice is fraught with uncertainty. Did the defendant commit the crime, or is he a victim of incriminating circumstances? Is he guilty as charged, or has he been charged guilty by an overzealous prosecutor? Unsure about the truth, we often end up guessing ‘He did it’ when he might not have,

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  • Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause of America’s Mental Health Crisis

    Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause of America’s Mental Health Crisis0

    Since 1949, Mental Health America has used May to focus attention on America’s mental and emotional health. This year’s slogan is “More Good Days, Together.” Some large building will light up green to mark the month, and undoubtedly articles and interviews focused on mental health will appear in newspapers, magazines, and online. So, after 77 years, how’s

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  • Treating Gender Dysphoria with Hormone Treatments Carries Risks

    Treating Gender Dysphoria with Hormone Treatments Carries Risks0

    • February 7, 2018

    Several important new studies on the serious risks to young women for depression and suicide from the use of hormonal contraceptives should be presented to male youth and adults who are considering or who are using hormones in preparation for sexual reassignment surgery. While this risk of depression and suicide has not been proven yet

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  • Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You

    Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You2

    I sit down on a plush, blue-grey booth seat and admire the freshly cut daisies on the table in front of me. It’s a rainy day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, so the warmth of the spicy crispy chicken sandwich I prepare to sink my teeth into enlivens me. Unthinkingly, I tune in to a conversation

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  • Treasures in the Trash: Signs of Our Abundant Life

    Treasures in the Trash: Signs of Our Abundant Life0

    Here I am visiting with my son, his wife, and their children in Asheville, North Carolina. This morning I was outside enjoying the dawn and the crowing of the roosters when I looked with new eyes at the yellow recycling bins at the edge of their driveway. Soon I was rooting through that bin, pulling

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