Tag: Social Issues

Pennsylvania Sex Therapist Employed by State Prison Defends Pedophiles

A sex therapist advocating for the feelings of pedophiles and employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is making waves with a social media video explaining why society should stop using the word pedophile and start saying “minor-attracted persons” or MAPs. “Pedophile has moved from being a diagnostic label to being a judgmental, hurtful insult…


Pandemic Caused Loneliness and Psychological Problems

Ms. Lee, aged 45, is a single Chinese American. She had no history of mental illness or depression before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. She lives alone and is an administrative officer of a garment trading company. After work, she frequently searched for the news about COVID and worried that the pandemic…


American Kids in ‘Mental Health Pandemic,’ Oregon Youth Hit Hard

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, children in America are struggling with anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels, according to the 2022 Kids Count Data Book. Released on Aug. 8 by the Annie Casey Foundation, the annual 50-state report, tracks how children and families are faring nationally and in every state using 16…


Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Challenge, Allows Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect

The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana turned down an emergency application from abortion providers on Aug. 12, a move that allows the state’s abortion ban to continue. States have been dealing with a blizzard of legal challenges brought by abortion activists and providers in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June…


Green Energy Credits are Currently a Tax Shelter for Wall Street Banks

Tax credits have been a go-to move for the U.S. government to incentivize renewable energy project developers for years. Yet substantial profits are ending up in the pockets of the corporate banking industry. As of last year, the renewable tax equity market represents a $20 billion industry for big banks. The timing is auspicious for financial lenders…


How the FBI Undercounts Armed Citizen Responders to Mass Killers—and Media Play Along

The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended—when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker. While Dicken was praised for his courage and skill—squeezing off his first shot 15 seconds after the attack…


Parental Rights Group Gets Thousands of Warnings About Promotion of Transgenderism in Schools

Transgender child indoctrination is a nationwide threat, Parents Defending Education president Nicole Neily said. Between 50 and 200 parents contact her organization every week because their schools teach lessons that promote transgenderism, Critical Race Theory, and other liberal ideas. This year, about half of the tips she has received have been about schools teaching transgenderism,…


Man Who Attempted Murder of Supreme Justice Called Himself ‘Trans Gamer Girl’

The suspect charged two months ago with attempting to murder a conservative justice, had identified himself as a “male-to-female” and a “trans gamer girl” named Sophie, according to online posts he previously wrote. Nicholas John Roske, 26, attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on June 8, but was arrested near the justice’s personal home…


Judge Quashes Subpoena for Whitmer Testimony: Defendants File Emergency Appeal

A trial court judge has quashed a subpoena issued on Aug. 8 that would have required Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to testify in a lawsuit she brought to block county prosecutors from enforcing the state’s strict abortion law. Whitmer, a first-term Democrat seeking reelection in November, filed a motion to quash the subpoena on Aug….


Chinese Screenwriter Vows to Seek Retrial After Losing Harassment Case

BEIJING—A Chinese woman who accused a well-known host on state broadcaster CCTV of sexual harassment said on Thursday she would seek a retrial, a day after having her case rejected at the appeal stage by a Beijing court. Beijing-based screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan, 29, accused one of CCTV’s premier entertainment show hosts, Zhu Jun, of groping…