December 15, 2022
This Week’s Featured Article Why Senator Ernst Is Wrong That the Respect for Marriage Act Protects Religious Freedom. The RMA does not enact the Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that establishes the...
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A Changing Relationship: Personal Income and Number of Kids for Women in Sweden
This quote from the Bible reminds us that in many cultures past and present, including ancient Judaism, numerous children are considered a great blessing. Yet while numerous children can be considered a blessing, in all cultures they cost time and resources to raise. Thus, it seems a paradox that people in the richest countries in the world where incomes are the highest have the fewest children. Even within those richer countries, the best-educated women with presumably the best income prospects typically have the fewest children (the U.S., for example). There is also much evidence of a negative relationship between personal income and the number of children for women, driven in part by the higher fertility of women who are not in the labor force.
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Thousands of babies survive abortions each year. The abortion industry wants to erase their existence
We have all seen the murder movies where the intended victim just won’t die. We are seeing it again as the abortion industry tries to deal with its live-birth problem, known to abortionists as “the dreaded complication.”
The abortion industry is pushing for legislation that could protect it from lawsuits or criminal prosecution if the baby dies or is killed after surviving a botched abortion, or for the baby’s injuries if he or she does not die. Colorado, California, and Michigan passed laws this year under the guise of “reproductive health care” that seem to allow the killing or withholding of postnatal medical treatment from born-alive abortion survivors. The death of the child or any injuries from an unsuccessful abortion are euphemistically called a “pregnancy outcome.”
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Will Secular Conservatives Have Conservative Grandchildren?
Secular conservatives have done, and continue to do, great work on behalf of America, liberty and conservatism in general.
But they will not likely have conservative grandchildren—and many will not have conservative children.
Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Is Popular. Democrats May Try to Repeal It Anyway
Michigan Democrats are contemplating a repeal of the state’s right-to-work law following midterm elections that handed them control of the state’s legislature for the first time in 38 years. Lawmakers thinking about such a move should reconsider, not only because the law has been a tremendous boon to Michigan’s economy, but also because it is popular with voters.
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