Tag: Social Issues

McCarthy Threatens to Block Funding of Visa Waivers for Chile Over Linked Burglaries

SANTA ANA, Calif.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to use the congressional spending bill to block funding of a visa waiver program for Chile that has been blamed for a sharp rise in organized crime including home burglaries and robberies in the United States. The rise in residential and business crimes is linked to a Chilean…


NJ AG Says Telling Parents About Child Changing Genders at Schools Is Outing Them

A group of parents and Christian organizations has filed a court petition against New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for blocking a town school board from implementing a new parental notification policy regarding the gender identity of students. Platkin claims the policy violates state discrimination laws because it targets a protected group and is thus…


IN-DEPTH: Computer Games Feature Same Conditioning as Military Training, Psychologist Warns

As mass shootings make headlines, one man who has spent years studying what it takes to get men to kill said it is clear that violent entertainment is a how-to manual for many killers. According to retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, violent media molds the character of its consumers just as military basic…


Mom Speaks Out About Societal Pressure Pushing Teens Towards Transgenderism

“Like a dystopian novel.” That’s how Ava described her family’s life since her teenage son’s announcement that he is transgender. James was a kind, smart, and “gentle boy” with excellent grades who wanted to go to MIT. Now he is failing his classes and yells and curses at his mother when she refuses to address…


Journal Retracts Study of Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria in Youth

An academic journal has retracted an article on young people whose parents believe they have developed gender dysphoria because of social contagion. The theory is known as rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD). “It’s easy to study things that make people happy. It’s much harder to study things that are bound to make at least some people…


Empathetic Manipulation: A Class on How to ‘Support’ Parents of ‘Gender Diverse’ Children

Commentary On May 5, I attended the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) conference in Santa Clara, California. In my third installment about this conference, I’m going to talk about the class entitled “Parents in Transition, Clinical Considerations When Treating Parents of Gender Diverse Children,” presented by Linda K. Reeves, LMFT (she/her) WPATH GEI Certified…


A Vote for Joe Biden Best Predictor of States With Lowest Birth Rates, According to Analysis

Women in blue states have far fewer babies than those in red states as the U.S. birthrate plunges downward, according to a conservative think tank analysis. While political affiliation may seem like an odd determiner of birth rates, states that gave Biden the largest share of votes in 2020 have the lowest birth rates, according…


Major US Defense Contractor Lockheed Martin Sponsored DC Pride Parade

A major U.S. defense contractor that supplies aircraft equipment to all five branches of the U.S. military, Lockheed Martin, was front and center at the 2023 Capital Pride Alliance parade in Washington, joining Amazon and Target as a corporate sponsor for pride events. Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, shared a video…


Statewide ‘Anti-LGBTQ+’ Laws Are Threat to Military Readiness: Space Force General

Space Force Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt suggested that “anti-LGBTQ+” laws passed by several states threaten military readiness and that these laws affected hiring and promotion decisions. “Since January of this year, more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been introduced at the state level. That number is rising and demonstrates a trend that could be dangerous…


‘Gender Transformation’ Live Panel Discussion After Manhattan Film Festival Premiere

Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion of “Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities” after the theatrical premiere of the film on Friday, June 16, at 8:45 p.m. ET with award-winning director Tobias Elvhage, experts interviewed in the docudrama, and Facts Matter host Roman Balmakov. Panelists: Tobias Elvhage, film director, producer, and writer (The producer of…