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Illustration by James Clapham According to our old friend David Horowitz—the radical leftist turned thoughtful conservative turned Trump propagandist whom we’ve been acquainted with, in his various political guises, for more than 60 years—America is on the brink of destruction by way of a communist takeover that only the patriots of the MAGA movement can prevent. That’s the main message in Horowitz’s new book, The Enemy Within: How a Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying America. On th...

You must enable JavaScript to play content ‘A lot of parents end up having a second child so their first child will have a sibling Why do people choose to have a second child and what does it mean to be one? Writer Lynn Berger, in her book Second Thoughts: On Having and Being a Second Child, explores the many beliefs and assumptions surrounding birth order and second children. She joined Emma to talk about how her second pregnancy inspired her to think about her relationship with her own sibl...

Split over abortion divides Catholic Church and disability rights activists in right-to-die fight in Connecticut legislature. Groups will hold separate rallies Wednesday. Daniela Altimari, Hartford Courant © Patrick Raycraft / Hartford Courant/Hartford Courant/TNS Cathy Ludlum, from Manchester, is a leader with Second Thoughts, a disability rights group. Disability rights activists and the lobbying arm of the Catholic Church in Connecticut have long been allies in the fight a...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn April is showering us with an abundance of books. • 26 min read Escape into 34 books this April April showers bring May flowers. Well, this April is showering us with an abundance of verdant and colorful books, all delighting the senses like an unexpected flower patch. Novels translated from Italian and German, memoirs about murder and massacres, hilarious essay collections, poignant short stories and many foo...

Assisted suicide lobby spreads falsehoods to promote systemic ableism Proponents of assisted suicide repeatedly spread falsehoods to promote their lethal and ableist agenda.  The February 8 op-ed, “Aid in dying is not assisted suicide” is no exception. Suicide is defined as the act of taking one’s life intentionally.  The person who intentionally ingests a prescribed lethal overdose more closely fits the dictionary definition of suicide than the despondent person who jumps off a bridge....

If you are sincere about your desire to be a doctor, you may have to postpone other aspects of your life until you are closer to your goal

The Man behind Stephen Harper The new Conservative Party has tasted success and wants majority rule. If Tom Flanagan and his Calgary School have their way, they’ll get it without compromising their principles May 1, 2020 - by Marci McDonaldMarci McDonald Updated 9:44, May. 1, 2020 | Published 4:22, Oct. 12, 2004This article was published over a year ago. Some information may no longer be current. Eamon Mac Mahon The Calgary school has drawn attention from US intellectuals for creating “a...

Jan explains that it was an intentional move on her part not to name the characters brought to life so memorably by Lumley and Allam. “Firstly, I really don’t like that radio convention where the names of characters are casually dropped into the dialogue – “Hello Kate, come in. Phil darling, it’s Kate at the door” it sounds contrived and awful, so I deliberately wanted to steer away from that “But, I also wanted to make my couple ‘universal’ – I wanted people to listen in an...

Jan explains that it was an intentional move on her part not to name the characters brought to life so memorably by Lumley and Allam. “Firstly, I really don’t like that radio convention where the names of characters are casually dropped into the dialogue – “Hello Kate, come in. Phil darling, it’s Kate at the door” it sounds contrived and awful, so I deliberately wanted to steer away from that “But, I also wanted to make my couple ‘universal’ – I wanted people to listen in an...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:53 UTC The oft-parroted sound bite - "we need herd immunity" - implies that if ninety five percent of the population can become "immune" to a disease via vaccination, target immunity levels will be met and diseases will either be eradicated or controlled. This sound bite is the most commonly pulled weapon used by the vaccinators, only second to "smallpox and polio were eradicated by vaccination." "Herd immunity" is the trump card for the defense of vaccination on TV, Intern...