Background: Ex-cons and “deadbeat dads†are two of society’s least favorite groups. As a result, it’s hard to formulate and implement reasonable policies and laws concerning the two. A new Department of Justice study on reducing prisoner recidivism focuses on an important but little-mentioned problem ex-offenders faceâ€â€the crushing child support debts which accrued while...
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I was so very pleased to join Bob Parks on his show, Outside The Wire last night, November 13th. We talked about gun bans and what personal weapons are all about. Thanks again for having me, Bob.
The Supreme Court Of the United States may soon decide whether to hear District Of Columbia v....
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Recently, while working on The Spiritual Brain, I had a chance to study “altruism,†a technical term for the quality that causes people to prefer others’ welfare to their own, even if the others are unknown strangers. Much social science literature on altruism is not worth reading because it proceeds from a fundamentally wrong...
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Why the recent spate of popular “anti-God†books? Books like Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (Daniel Dennett), The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins), God: The Failed Hypothesis (Victor J. Stenger), God Is Not Great (Christopher Hitchens) and The End of Faith (Sam Harris) dominate the charts, with some help from conferences such...
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This Subway ad repeats the common television theme of dad as child. When husband and wife have two children, it's often portrayed as if the mom is the only adult and she has three children. Sometimes dad will be as childish as his children. Other times, particularly if the child is a girl, the...
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Background: We've done several protests against ads which portray men and fathers as clowns--see Campaign Against Anti-Father Verizon Commercial, Campaign Against Anti-Male Advertising, Campaign Against Detroit News ‘Get Her a Gift or She’ll Give You a Black Eye’ Ad and Portable On Demand Storage Decides to Remove Anti-Male Ad in Face of Protests. To...
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Marriage is a foundation of civilized life. No advanced civilization has ever existed without the married, two-parent family. Those who argue that our civilization needs healthy marriages to survive are not exaggerating. And yet I cannot, in good conscience, urge young men to marry today. For many men (and some women), marriage has become...
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Every time I publish a column on the issues of race or race politics, I invariably get a slew of emails from white people who shower me with kudos for saying what’s been on their minds “forever†but which they have come to believe they cannot verbalize out of concern for being labeled racists....
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A report believed to be complete satire followed release of a Washington Post-ABC News poll that showed 63% of Americans think the war in Iraq is not worth fighting and that the U.S. is “headed in the wrong direction.” The questionable report suggests al-Qaeda supporters are delighted with the results of the Post-ABC poll....
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The lamestream media told you: Known as an Active Denial System, the U.S. military debuted its still secretive, new truck-mounted dish-shaped “ray gun.” It delivers an energy beam that makes people feel like they have caught on fire and rapidly retreat, without causing them any harm probably. The extreme pain is felt through clothing...
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The lamestream media told you: Nothing, and will not cover the planning or results. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: For several years, Nov. 19 has been declared National Ammo Day, a day on which law-abiding Americans are called upon to buy 100 rounds of ammunition, and help empty the shelves of stores nationwide....
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