In a unanimous ruling, SCOTUS says that the plaintiffs lacked standing, and therefore the challenge is thrown out and the pill remains legal: “Like an individual, an organization may not establish standing simply based on the ‘intensity of the litigant’s … Continue reading →
I recently read this essay by Jay Neugeboren about growing up in a very large family with 35 first cousins. Neugeboren is somewhat older than I am, and so the era he describes was earlier but not all that much … Continue reading →
Not a good sign. Germany has downgraded possession of child porn to a misdemeanor: German lawmakers justified their action by arguing that decriminalization gave “necessary flexibility” to deal with the “large proportion of juvenile offenders,” and would also protect parents … Continue reading →
Everything falls before the almighty DEI deity. It’s more important that doctors fit the proper woke demographics than that they be competent, although I don’t think the public was consulted on the question: Long considered one of the best medical … Continue reading →
Remember ten years ago when Boko Haram kidnapped many girls from a school in Nigeria? It was disturbing front-page news everywhere. Michelle Obama got into the act with a “Bring back our girls” campaign online. Well, a couple of days … Continue reading →
First it was DeSantis: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida “will not comply” with the Biden administration’s update to federal Title IX regulations that adds protections for transgender students. “Florida rejects (President) Joe Biden’s attempt to rewrite Title IX,” DeSantis said … Continue reading →
You can find the details here. The gist of it is this: There’s a rule that you can’t put on evidence of prior “bad acts” to prove that a defendant committed the specific bad acts he’s being tried for in … Continue reading →
I’ve watched many videos on the reluctance of the young people of China to have children. The problem affects other countries in Asia and the West as a whole as well, but in Europe and the US it’s nothing like … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Commenter “AesopFan” helpfully offered this tweet from Christopher Rufo, relevant to this post from yesterday concerning whether black female professors are disproportionately involved in plagiarism: One of the ironies to this accusation is that I have explicitly asked my sources … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin”] Scotland’s new hate-speech law has drawn quite a reaction: Entirely as predicted, Police Scotland has been deluged with vexatious and politically-driven ‘hate crime’ reports, with one top official complaining “we cannot cope.” Under the new … Continue reading →
Here’s a description of the study: The majority of gender-confused children grow out of that feeling by the time they are fully grown adults, according to a long-term study. Researchers in the Netherlands tracked more than 2,700 children from age … Continue reading →