Even in the Fallout universe, the monsters are easier to deal with than the ones outside your front door. A veteran’s reflection on civility, escapism, and the urge to leave the nursery behind.
Category: Legislative
Parenting never ends…
A promise to care for a pet is often a parable for responsibility—but when it comes to pregnancy, parenting, and politics, that lesson gets ignored. From Utah’s baby obsession to vaccine rollbacks in Florida, we’re living in a culture that’s pro-birth, not pro-child.
What About the Children? (And Other Dangerous Questions)
It's an overused phrase: "it's all about the children," or "what about the children?" The question I have in all of this is—if you really cared about children, why don’t you do things to promote child welfare instead of hindering it? Before I delve into all this lovely bit of commentary, let me say a …
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The Stakes of Science
As I was standing there fishing in Appalachia today I was thinking about yesterday's post. I realized a couple of things that I didn't include and so I'm going to say them now. First off, I've lived the better part of 60 years on this planet, and I remember when we didn’t have vaccines …