Tag: Social Issues

Learning the Lesson: Kindergarten Children In Maine To Be Taught Transgenderism

Transgenderism will likely be as familiar to some Maine kindergartners as triangles, under a new curriculum designed by Pro-LGBT group OUT Maine. But while they are concerned, many parents fear opposing it publicly. OUT Maine designed the program for state use by the Maine Department of Education (DOE). “These lessons are designed for any classroom…


Giving Kids a ‘Shield and Sword’ for the Current Intellectual Battle: Author Connor Boyack

Connor Boyack is the founder of the Libertas Institute and author of the Tuttle Twins children’s books, which have sold 4 million copies. He recently released “America’s History,” a new Tuttle Twins story-based textbook to counter the “superficial history” taught by today’s social studies textbooks. Boyack’s goal is to empower parents to equip their children…


What Happened to the Great American Worker?

As the recession sets in, the U.S. labor market appears to have a split personality. Industries such as oil and gas remain desperate for workers, while many college graduates may soon find themselves collecting unemployment. At the same time, the post-pandemic period has seen record numbers of able-bodied workers dropping out of the labor pool…


Oregon to Join California in Move to Ban Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales

Oregon has joined a list of more than a dozen states vowing to follow California’s lead in banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The move comes as California urges residents not to charge their electric vehicles during a heatwave to avoid straining the electric grid. An Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Advisory Committee…


Dissenting Voices Must Speak Out to Extricate Society From the Grip of Mass Formation: Clinical Psychologist

Speaking out to articulate sincere and honest belief is the best way to break the social phenomenon known as mass formation, whereby many individuals believe in an unreasonable narrative but are unable to think critically of it, said Mattias Desmet, a professor of clinical psychology at Ghent University in Belgium. A very important characteristic of…


Rabbi Endorses Mastriano as Shapiro Calls Him Antisemitic in Pennsylvania Governor Race

Religion has clouded the conversation in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race. While voters are interested in the usual issues such as economy, voter integrity, and public safety; forces swirling around the race have now also made it about faith. Over the last six weeks, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish and the Democratic candidate…


Michigan Board of Canvassers Denies Place on Ballot for Proposed Election and Abortion Amendments

Two citizen-initiated petition drives to amend the Michigan Constitution failed to secure a place on this fall’s general election ballot due to textual deficiencies. The decisions were made by the Board of State Canvassers (BSC) at a meeting held on Aug. 31. One petition sought to make election practices that the Republican-controlled state legislature has…


Gates Left Open to Prevent Flooding Highlight Breaches, Weaknesses In Arizona’s Wall With Mexico

This is the fourth article in a series on illegal drug and human smuggling along Arizona’s border with Mexico. DOUGLAS, Ariz.—The Chevy pickup truck growled like a wary pitbull as it crept along the narrow dirt road parallel to Arizona’s southern border wall fence with Mexico. Sam, the owner of a private Arizona security firm,…


DeSantis Files Lawsuit Against FDA for Delaying Drug Program

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—For 630 days a warehouse in Lakeland has sat vacant—waiting on a shipment of drugs from Canada that never came. Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Aug. 31 that he “has waited long enough” and is filing suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “put an end to” delays. DeSantis told a crowd…


Silver Economic Power: Seniors and Disposable Income

More than 34 percent of the U.S. population is over 50, and the over-65 demographic will increase 65 percent by 2030; seniors are living longer and spending more. Many retirees can expect to live 10 years longer than their parents. And these aren’t frail retirees. These seniors tend to work later and play harder. From going…