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The Regnerus Controversy: Children In Traditional Families Do Better Than Those Raised In Non-Traditional Settings

Originally published 24 July 2012. No changes have been made, though I'm sorely tempted to comment on the weeds descending from Regnerus's chin. Doubtless the nastiest phenomenon in nature is…

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A New Row Over Pregnancy Caused by Rape

Today's post is at Crisis Magazine. Why are the following questions political? How often do raped women become pregnant because of the rape? How often do (non-raped) women become pregnant…

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Homeopathic Blog Post

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Climategate 3.0—Update: Hacker A Coder?

Whoever it was that snatched the cache of emails from prominent climatologists and created Climategate 1.0, then 2.0 has come forward, in a sort of way, to begin Climategate 3.0.…

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How Long Do Popes Serve? Update

Update 14 March 2013. The Guardian has released the data on the popes. Its list and mine differ trivially, except that they were able to include the popes' ages (starting…

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Paddy Power’s Pope Predictions—Update

Update See below for main update. The odds of Father Dougal Maguire (Craggy Island) being the next Pope are 1,000 to 1. You may say this is small, but it's…

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Feds Spend $1.5 Million to Study Why Lesbians Are Fat?

The title was taken from the CNS News story of the same name, which made ripples in the news yesterday (Drudge linked to it). The National Institutes of Health (NIH)…

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Doomed Planet: Changing Sun, Changing Climate

Today's post is at Quadrant. Have you been there before? If not, you have a treat in store. The editors supplied this quotation: "Today's debate about global warming is essentially…

Claudia -Marie on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
Love this!! We have two AM radios ... all thanks be to God!! God bless, C-Marie
Trotsky's Pickaxe on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
Rush passed on and Savage retired. First car had AM only and Rush was wildly entertaining in a vast wasteland.…
Frances on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
In Australia, there are quite a few AM stations. Definitely better reception with FM especially with the severe summer storms…
roger gualonitis on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
In my 40s. Had such a radio in the 80s that was shaped like He-mans head on one side and…
BDavi52 on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
AM radio sat at the center of every Boomer's life 1960-1970. FM may have been out there, but for the…