Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls—sugar, spice, and puppy dog tails. But it’s a mixed-up world today. Boyhood is now “toxic masculinity,” girls learn to be more like boys, and gender fluidity is the new normal. The leaders of two alternative youth character development organizations—Trail Life USA and American Heritage Girls (AHG)—disagree…

Commentary The mission of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), we’re told, “is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.” On closer inspection, however, the mission appears to have taken a sinister turn. Today, the BSA has…

DOVER, Del.—A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others. But the judge also rejected two key provisions…

Recently, the Scouts of Troop 340 transformed a vacant lot of gravel and cement on the corner of Madison and Fourth streets in Auburn, Illinois, into several raised garden beds that produce fruits and vegetables, greens and herbs plus flowers. Known as the Auburn Community Garden, the vertical garden provides food for the over 4,000…

The Boy Scouts was once an organization to help young boys learn responsibility and life skills, but with lawsuits and other controversies now following it, many Americans are looking for organizations better suited to their own values. Among these organizations is Trail Life. We had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with Trail…

Arizona’s largest Boy Scout council plans to sell its popular summer camp and other property worth over $7 million to help settle nationwide claims of historic sexual abuse. On July 9, the executive board of the Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced it will sell Camp Geronimo, a 200-acre summer…

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Thursday reached an $850 million settlement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse seeking compensation through the nonprofit’s bankruptcy proceedings. According to a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, insurance rights will be signed over to a trust that would handle the abuse…

Three teens were hospitalized after being attacked by a coyote at Oso Lake Scout Camp in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. The attack, which occurred close to midnight June 11, was committed by a single coyote. It sent the teens, who were there for a Boy Scout activity, to Mission Hospital for treatment, according to the City of Mission Viejo….