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Medical Journal Trots Out Trite “The Handmaid’s Tale” Metaphor to Oppose Natalism

Cratering birth rates are threatening a “demographic winter,” according to a recent Wall Street Journal story, causing government leaders to believe that increasing the number of babies born has become “a matter of national urgency.” Read More ›
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Canada’s Euthanasia Horrors Are Accelerating

The horrors unleashed by Canada’s legalizing euthanasia are growing increasingly clear. Case after case of vulnerable people being killed instead of cared for have now been reported. More than 15,000 Canadians are euthanized annually. Some are even asking to die because they can’t access proper care in Canada’s socialized system, or out of loneliness as much as illness. Read More ›
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A piggy bank placed on a solar panel at sunset, symbolizing savings through renewable energy, sustainability, and eco-friendly investments.
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Staggering Cost of a Wind and Solar Future in the Pacific Northwest

Some academics claim that the U.S. can end reliance on fossil fuels by electrifying most everything — cars, trucks, space and water heat, etc. — and supply the needed electricity solely with wind, solar and hydroelectric energy, without increasing costs. But our study of the cost of doing so just for Oregon and Washington state shows this belief to be a fantasy. Read More ›
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Israel’s Coming Attack Will Also Assist Ukraine

The next battle in the Middle East may be played out in the skies above Iran. The outcome obviously is meant to help Israel, but may well assist Ukraine, too. If "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," Israel and Ukraine are friends already, and even quiet allies. Read More ›
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Male isolated homeless wearing a brown hat sitting on the pedestrian.
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“Homelessness in America”: Stephen Eide’s Eye on Reality

My third and last book to recommend this month is Stephen Eide’s Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022). Read More ›