Abortion and birth control

Women’s reproductive rights and control over their own bodies and their own lives are about to be brutally assaulted in the United States.  I therefore, on this blog, wish to make the following statement, which is based upon the humanist message of care, compassion, support, love, consideration for others, and wish for all human beings …

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Does America need another baby boom?

As if America didn’t have enough to worry about, the US Census Bureau has just released data highlighting a troubling fall in the rate of population growth. The US population grew by just 0.7% last year – the lowest figure since the Great Depression years of 1936 and 1937. Although the US is still faring better …

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Light relief, courtesy of I know not who

The flood of Trump-fearing American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week. The Republican presidential campaign is prompting an exodus among left-leaning Americans who fear they’ll soon be required to hunt, pray, pay taxes, and live according to the Constitution. Canadian border residents say it’s not uncommon to see …

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Thought for the day. Have a cool one!

Threats from the unexpected.  Now it is air conditioning and refrigeration. World-wide the demand for air conditioning is expected to rise by 33 times by the end of the century.  By 2050 the world population will use more electricity for cooling than for heating. This will make the planet hotter, because cooling requires the burning …

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