Book Review: Why Aren’t Americans Having Children?

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“Ultimately, Carney concludes, our society does not have enough children because it does not believe that having children is good—because, in turn, it does not believe that people are good. We have lost our connection with the fundamental principle that life, and thus the creation of more life, is of positive moral and emotional value.” - Current

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Just War 101 – Necessity Is Necessary

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“It may be that a given action—a particular search and destroy mission—is low on the necessity spectrum. On such occasions, if other values—such as force protection or noncombatant immunity, are sufficiently at risk then prudence might dictate standing down.” - Providence

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What is the ‘great replacement theory’?

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“These theories were formally codified in the work of Frenchman Renaud Camus, first in his 2010 book L’Abécédaire de l’in-nocence and elaborated in his 2011 book Le Grand Remplacement.” - The Conversation

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More Men Than Women Want Kids

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“According to a recent study by Pew Research, young men are now more likely than young women to say they want children. Specifically, 57% of young men compared to only 45%, a minority, of young women.” - Breakpoint

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AI in a Free Society

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“The choices America makes with respect to AI will reinforce or undermine our commitment to freedom. The techno-panic we see today is in many ways normal, but it is important to make sure that AI isn’t stifled in the early stages.” - Law & Liberty

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Gallup: LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6%

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“Overall, each younger generation is about twice as likely as the generation that preceded it to identify as LGBTQ+. More than one in five Gen Z adults, ranging in age from 18 to 26 in 2023, identify as LGBTQ+, as do nearly one in 10 millennials (aged 27 to 42).” - Gallup

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