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August 29, 2023
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The Problem with Shifting from ‘Evidence-Based’ to ‘Science-Based’ Medicine

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August 29, 2023
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We supposedly live in an era of “evidence-based medicine,” in which medical decisions are guided by the published data. But that approach is now being criticized because the “best evidence” is often in the eye of the beholder. Read More ›

A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march

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August 24, 2023
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Judicial Rationality: Court OKs Law Banning Transgender Puberty Blocking

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August 24, 2023
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In the end—as with so many of our societal controversies—the legal parameters of what constitutes acceptable treatment of these unfortunate gender-confused children will be another social hot potato decided by the nine justices of the Supreme Court. I’ll bet they can hardly wait. Read More ›

Teenager with a black board showing selection for gender identity pronouns - male, female and non-binary options

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August 16, 2023
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‘Gender Hybrid’ Children?

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August 16, 2023
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Gender ideology is growing increasingly extreme, particularly as it applies to children. Read More ›

Definition of word euthanasia in dictionary

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August 8, 2023
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The Whispers of Strangers

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August 8, 2023
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Today is my 76th birthday," the letter began. "Unassisted and by my own free will, I have chosen to take my final passage." Suicide. My friend Frances died in a cold, impersonal hotel room after taking an overdose of sleeping pills, with a plastic bag tied over her head suffocating the life out of her body. Read More ›

Colorful crayons and a symbol of a transgender

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July 19, 2023
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The Patriarchy Doesn’t Hate Women but the Trans Movement Does

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July 19, 2023
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Let’s get real. While women do indeed still face obstacles to equal participation in society, the country has clearly chosen to embrace full female inclusion in every aspect of life. Indeed, the day when the late Phyllis Schlafly could successfully argue against the Equal Rights Amendment by claiming that women enjoy a “privileged place” in law and society as homemakers and mothers, is long gone. Read More ›

woman getting ultrasound diagnostic from doctor

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July 18, 2023
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Sacrificing Pre-Natal Wellness on the Altar of Trans Ideology

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July 18, 2023
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By taking pregnant women who identify as men off testosterone during pregnancy, doctors are placing the safety of babies above the feelings of the mother. This, despite a lack of empirical data about the impact of testosterone on gestating babies. Read More ›

Gender Neutral Restroom sign with baby changing facilities

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April 27, 2023
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Is Transgenderism the First Wave of Transhumanism?

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April 27, 2023
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Transhumanism is a futuristic social movement that advocates harnessing the transformative powers of computer science, biotechnology, and medicine to create a “post-human species.” Read More ›

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April 25, 2023
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A Biden Second Term Threatens Freedom of Religion

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April 25, 2023
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President Biden is running for reelection. His video announcement claims that the primary issue before the country is whether “there will be more or less freedom.” I agree with him. Only, he is the candidate of less freedom. Read More ›

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April 17, 2023
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How Assisted Suicide Advocacy Overturned Roe v. Wade

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April 17, 2023
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Reversing pro-abortion beliefs could take decades. But then, so too did the great democratic struggle to reverse the great injustice of Roe v. Wade. In bringing the country to this portentous moment, the pro-life movement has taken its place in the grand tradition of social activism that is a hallmark of the American experience. Read More ›

A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

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April 7, 2023
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UN-Sponsored Report Would Destroy Communities by Gutting Criminal Law

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April 7, 2023
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If you like the chaos and criminality unleashed in some of our greatest cities by progressive district attorneys refusing to enforce the criminal law, you will love the “reforms” a new UN-sponsored report advocates for the entire world. Read More ›