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I’m a Pediatrician. Here’s What You Should Know About a New Study on Transgender Suicide.0
- Culture
- September 19, 2018
A new study is out that examines the risk of suicide among transgender teens. The results confirm a long pattern of data: Transgender teens attempt suicide more frequently than adolescents generally. Unfortunately, this data may be used to pressure parents to put their children through radical transition-affirming therapies. This would be a serious mistake. The
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California’s Bill Restricting Speech Is Authoritarian 0
- Education
- September 19, 2018
California is one step away from going down the unconstitutional road of government-mandated censorship of Internet speech. The California Senate and State Assembly recently passed S.B. 1424, the “Internet: social media: advisory group” act. This fake news advisory act is now on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. According to Section 3085 of the
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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and the $3500 Suit 0
- Culture
- September 19, 2018
Few observers missed Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’ interview and photoshoot last week in which the rising, avowedly-socialist NY Congressional candidate wore a $3500 suit and shoes while hobnobbing with construction workers. (Such are the perils of outspoken class warfarism; a thing like that tends to be noticed.) Her opponents lambasted her as just another in a long line of
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Survey Reveals Double Standard on Raising Taxes for Public Higher Ed 0
- Culture
- September 18, 2018
We’ve all been there. You answer that unknown number on your phone and the caller asks, “Do you want to help save the sea turtles?” Yes! Or you’re walking in the city square and smiley people with clipboards and colorful shirts ask if you want to save the whales. Yes! But then they ask
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Justice Ginsburg Calls Kavanaugh Hearings a ‘Highly Partisan Show’0
- Politics
- September 18, 2018
Speaking on September 12th before the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association at the George Washington University Law School, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was asked how she would compare her Supreme Court nomination process to Bret Kavanaugh’s. The 85 year old Justice minced no words when she said, “The way it was, was right. The
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Does the Pill Degrade Women by Making Them Like Men?0
- Culture
- September 18, 2018
We hear a lot of feminist messages these days about the power of women. They’re breaking glass ceilings. They’re working their way into science, engineering, and math. They can do anything as well as men, if not better. All of this, of course, is largely possible because women are no longer constrained by their biological
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5 Ways Parents Can Give Their Child a Head Start in Math 0
- September 18, 2018
Parents play a critical role in their children’s early math education. They not only can provide math-related toys and games, but serve as role models demonstrating how math is used in everyday activities. Children who see their parents doing everyday math engage more often in math activities. This, in turn, builds early math skills, which
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The Loneliness of the Anonymous Neighbor 0
- Culture
- September 17, 2018
The last Saturday morning in August, my wife noticed that some of our neighbors had a moving truck outside their home. After watching with the kids for a minute or two, she acknowledged that she had never seen the people before. I recognized the man, though I had never spoken to him—he seemed to purposefully
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Swedes Are Raising Stronger Children. Here’s Why.0
- Culture
- September 17, 2018
When I taught homeschool seminars in Latin, history, and literature in Asheville, North Carolina, I would wait for a cold spell in February and then email my students to come to class dressed for the weather. On their arrival I would lead them outside and hold class for half an hour beneath gray skies and
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I’m a Pediatrician. Here’s What You Should Know About a New Study on Transgender Suicide.0