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Why Champions Of Climate Legislation Must Also Be Champions Of Job Creation

It’s probably fair, if crude, to talk about national societies as having “moods,” or going through particular psychological states — especially in economic depressions, when they become more fearful and less willing to take risks. The United States has spent the last few years mired in the worst economic slump since the Great Depression, and [...]

Should Pro-Lifers be “Open-Minded” on the Issue of Abortion?

Tim and Gabi and I discuss what it actually means to be open-minded, (it does NOT mean being wishy-washy,) and whether pro-life people should be open-minded too. Bonus Audio: After wrapping up four Life Report episodes, Tim and Gabi and I hung out to cover some material we didn’t have time to get into earlier in [...]

Why Working Parents Should Not Pull the Kid Card

Earlier this week, Slate’s Dear Prudence, Emily Yoffe, featured a letter from a young attorney who was seething with resentment because many co-workers in her law firm regularly left the office early. Their explanation? They had children and needed to tend to them. Show More Summary

Solved! The Mystery of the Maddening Itch

OK, so it doesn’t quite rank up there with unraveling the cause of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. But with mosquito and poison-ivy season on the way, plenty of folks would be grateful for an answer to a more mundane question: what...Show More Summary

Daily Dose of Cute

Zelda tries to get Dudley to play, but he can't be arsed to get up: Video Description: Zelda, standing on the floor, flops a plushy toy on Dudley's head, while he lays sprawled out on the ottoman. He paws the plushy away, annoyed, then twists his head around and nips at it lazily. Show More Summary

Top Ten New Species Of 2013 – A ‘Musical’ Sponge, World’s Smallest Vertebrate, A Paleolithic Fungus, A ‘Trifecta’ Find & More!

The list is here!…Yes, the annual list of ‘Top Ten’ New Species has been announced… Organized annually by the Institute for International Species Exploration (IISE) at the University of Arizona, an international committee of expertsShow More Summary

Late-Term Abortion Doc, Pro-Infanticide Prof Head Women’s Health Conference

Women Deliver, a global conference on maternal health, has tapped pro-infanticide philosopher Peter Singer and partial-birth abortionist LeRoy Carhart to train family planning advocates. While the conference purports to address health...Show More Summary

Baby born with half a heart turns one, after mother refused abortion

by Johanna Dasteel OLDHAM, Greater Manchester, England, May 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rebecca Turner was catching a cherished glimpse of her little girl on the ultrasound screen when the technician spotted something alarming. Scarlett, who had been safely hidden away in Rebecca’s belly for 20 weeks, had…

Quick Hit: An abortion clinic counselor writes about her own pregnancy

I really love this piece by an abortion clinic counselor about her experiences working at the clinic while she was pregnant with a very wanted–and ultimately failed–pregnancy of her own. One of my biggest pet peeves is anti-choicers who claim that pro-choice advocates refuse to acknowledge the emotional complexity–and physical reality–of abortion. Patricia O’Connor shows [...]

17 Animals Who Can't Believe You're Not Vegan

J.J. Abrams Doubles Down on Objectification Equivalence

[Content Note: Misogyny; objectification; hostility to consent.]On Tuesday, I noted that one of Star Trek 's writers, Damon Lindelof, defended the gratuitous and consent-hostile scene of Dr. Carol Marcus (played by Alice Eve) in herShow More Summary

Another Abortion Ban? You’ve Got to be Kidding Me

Earlier this week, in a case brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Arizona, and the Center for Reproductive Rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9 th Circuit struck down an extreme Arizona law that bans abortion care starting at 20 weeks. Show More Summary

Doctor Who Did 1,200 Abortions Tells Congress to Ban Them

Dr. Anthony Levatino is a pro-life physician from New Mexico but, before having a change of heart on the issue of abortion he was an OBGYN who also performed abortions. Levatino did as many as 1,200 abortions — some of them after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Then, after his daughter died in a tragic automobile [...]

McDonald’s Mega Potato is 3/4 of a pound of fries, the highest-calorie item on the menu

As Zimmerman's law of fast food states, gross food can only get grosser and weirder.

March to Reclaim Our Food System: Participate in Civil Disobedience Through Self-Reliance

Before your grab your pitchfork and head down to the rally, I’d like to offer you another perspective, an alternative ending to this story. Solutions will not be found by changing institutions. It has to start with taking direct responsibility for the stewardship of the soil and producing our own food in whatever capacity that we are able.

British House of Commons passes 'gay marriage' bill with overwhelming support

by Hilary White WESTMINSTER, May 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “Saddening and damaging to the reputation of Parliament,” was what the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children called the 366 to 161 House of Commons vote on the government’s “gay marriage” bill last night. SPUC…

I Can Send the Nanny to the Bake Sale? Sweet!

If it’s a day that ends in “y,” there must be a horrible and obnoxious trend in childrearing for which we must scold parents mercilessly. (Let me check my calendar. Yup.) The latest “outrage,” courtesy of the New York Post and LindyShow More Summary

Meteor Employee Shoots a Bull’s Eye Against Sexism, with Help from the Hawkeye Initiative

Feminist concern with representations of women in comic books and video games is hardly a new thing, nor is it always greeted with support—just ask Anita Sarkeesian, whose Tropes Vs Women has inspired intense backlash from territorial gamers. Show More Summary

Methodist, Church of Christ, Jewish Groups Oppose Late-Term Abortion Ban

A collection of religious groups, including organizations with members from the Methodist Church, Church of Christ, and Jewish faiths have issued a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to oppose a ban on late-term abortions. Organized under the banner of the pro-abortion Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the Methodist Federation for Social Action, United Church of [...]

Women suffer in multiple ways from abortion, reveals new analysis of research

by LifeSiteNews staff GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23, 2013 (National Right to Life News) - Legalized abortion is widely touted as beneficial to women, but a wealth of medical and psychological evidence suggests otherwise, according to a new analysis of decades of research. The analysis was released today at the World…