CategoryPolitics
Trump Withdraws from the World Health Organization
In recent years, the organization has been using its clout to impose woke cultural agendas on the world.This article is reprinted from National Review with the permission of the author. President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its Covid failings, allegations of being soft on China, and the disproportionate share of funding borne by the United States. There is even more wrong in how WHO leaders have wielded their influence. In recent years, the organization has not just been about promoting public-health internationally, but also in using its clout to impose woke cultural agendas on the world — including areas that have traditional moral values — and in seeking to construct an international technocracy. Item: WHO sought to force a radical abortion regime on the world by allowing abortion through the Read More ›
Progressive Columnist Almost Embraces Sanctity of Human Life
Some ethical codes are so important they need to be adopted by society to protect the general welfare and guard liberty
Are Churches Becoming Victims of Stockholm Syndrome?
In a new book, John West looks at the problem of evangelical church leaders adopting the belief systems of their opponents, perhaps to stay safe
Trudeau Resigns: Canada’s Media Control Bills Are Stymied For Now
Is the Woke war on reality beginning to stall? In Canada, it is a war not only on math, science, and biology, but also history
Wokeness Poisons Atheism Too: The Tale of Jerry Coyne
When evolutionary biologist Coyne questioned Woke “gender” claims, the Freedom From Religion Foundation removed his article, citing the “distress” he caused
Only in America
My discussion on this week’s podcast with Major General Bobby Hollingsworth (ret.) prompts a look at some of the many people that America has freed to be their best
The Lab Leak Theory for COVID’s Origin Is Accepted. So What Now?
Here at Mind Matters News, we have long favored the lab leak theory — even back in 2021 when powerful legacy media like the New York Times were smearing it
Now the New Rights Cause Is Whale Rights
A big international law firm is promoting the whale rights project pro bonoThis article is reprinted from National Review with the permission of the author. The “nature rights” project — and its ancillaries — keeps advancing, mostly ignored by those who could stop it in its tracks with legislation declaring that only humans and our associations and juridical entities have legal standing in courts or enforceable rights. Now, a “whale rights” project has commenced, pushed pro bono by a big international law firm, Simmons and Simmons. From the Legal Cheek story: These frameworks centre on the concept of a “legal person” — an entity acknowledged as having “standing” within the judicial system. Traditionally, this status has been reserved for humans, community organisations, and corporations. Granting this designation to whales represents a groundbreaking shift, acknowledging the value Read More ›
Debanking May Be More Common Than We Realize
Sometimes the motive seems political — unrelated to concerns about creditworthiness or suspicion about illegal activities
New Zealand Study: ‘Dearth’ of Evidence for Puberty Blockers
Studies claiming that puberty blockers helped ease depression were found to be of very poor quality
Why Do Science and Tech Writers Hate Elon Musk?
It's partly because he encourages bottom-up media but also he encourages a sort of vision that is now largely lost
Woke SciAm Editor Resigns in Post-US Election Uproar
Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine and former Scientific American columnist, offers a thoughtful response
West Virginia: Constitutional Amendment Bans Assisted Suicide
I just wish my mentor on this issue, Rita Marker, had lived to see it
Nature Editorial Attacks Trump for Ignoring “Scientific Consensus”
Mistrust of the state, which the editorialists fear, doesn’t weaken democracy. It is essential to its proper functioning. Hence the Constitution and Bill of Rights
Top Journal Nature Promotes Views of Anti-Israel Demonstrator
What any of this has to do with promoting science is beyond me. It’s politics and ideology, pure and simple. Perhaps that’s why the interview is not behind a paywall
Will Colorado Allow Elephants to Sue?
The Nonhuman Rights Project wants to become the guardian of five elephants at the Colorado Springs zoo and take control of their care
P-Hacking: The Perils of Presidential Election Models
History professor Alan Lichtman’s model uses 13 true/false questions reflecting likely voter interests. But some of them seem rather subjective
Presidential Pundits—a P-Hacking Parable
In politics, as elsewhere, too many studies flop when other researchers attempt to replicate them with fresh data