Lifestyle
Are Lower Birth Rates Bringing the West to the Brink?
David Thunder David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer of political philosophy at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. We are living at a time when a large segment of the world – particularly societies in Europe, North America and Asia – no longer views having children as something desirable or
Why Gen Z Is Not Drinking Alcohol
Olivia Boyd Olivia Boyd is our Gen-Z guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. She has an interest in human rights and social psychology, and is an active member of the PragerForce group for students and young professionals. Previously Olivia had been
Parkinson’s Disease: Tai Chi May Help Manage Symptoms
Lucy Collins-Stack Aideen Sullivan University College Cork The centuries-old martial art of tai chi is shown to have many health benefits – including improving balance, reducing anxiety and preventing cardiovascular disease. But these aren’t the only benefits this exercise may have. A recently published study has demonstrated for the first
Bones Play an Important Role in Our Health
James Edwards University of Oxford Just as our muscles lose strength as we get older, so do our bones. This can have a serious effect on our lifestyle, and boosts risk of fractures – which are linked with an increased risk of death. Fortunately, just as we can build the strength
And Jesus Wept
Harry Palmer The Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments makes it obvious that marriage is between a man and a woman. And it even has a go at cross dressing and transvestitism in Deuteronomy 22:5: “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a
Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Season
Megan Flamer Megan works at the intersection of mindfulness and innovation, bringing deep breaths to the most unlikely places. She is the Director of Innovation at Monash University’s Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS) and previously served as the university’s Head of Startup Programs. Craig Hassed Craig
What These Bioethicists Claim Is Immoral
Michael Cook Michael Cook is editor of Mercator mercatornet.com “The darkness grew apace; a cold wind began to blow in freshening gusts from the east, and the showering white flakes in the air increased in number. From the edge of the sea came a ripple and whisper. Beyond these
Should Caution Always Be the Rule? To the Detriment of Joy?
Charles Krblich Chuck Krblich works in the insurance and reinsurance industries as a catastrophe manager. brownstone.org I was driving home from a cello lesson when I thought to myself, It is very hazy outside today. I didn’t think much more of it until about an hour later when
Only 22 Minutes of Exercise a Day
Matthew Ahmadi Emmanuel Stamatakis University of Sydney People in developed countries spend an average of nine to ten hours a day sitting. Whether it’s spending time in front of a computer, stuck in traffic, or unwinding in front of the TV, our lives have become increasingly sedentary. This is
Reaching the Peak of Human Performance
Simon Angus Simon pursues a thoroughly multi-disciplinary research agenda as a complexity and data scientist. He uses computational and data science techniques to study socioeconomic, biological, or physical phenomena. Simon’s interest in computational and algorithmic thinking started very early with much time spent on the family’s first computer
Good News from the World Championships!
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com The conversation unfolded like this: “Rider passing,
More Phone Less Sex
Michael Toscano Wendy Wang Wendy Wang (PhD, University of Maryland) is director of research at the Institute for Family Studies. Dr Wang is a former senior researcher at Pew Research Center, where she conducted research on marriage, gender, work, and family life in the United States. She was the lead
What Makes Us Happy When It Comes to Apartment Living?
Michelle Wheeler Freelance Science Journalist Michelle is a former science and environment reporter for The West Australian. Her work has seen her visit a snake-infested island dubbed the most dangerous in the world, test great white shark detectors in a tinny and meet isolated tribes in the Malaysian jungle. Michelle
The Nebraska Itasca: Living on the Road
Monica Hughes PhD themariachiyears.substack.com A few months after moving back to the USA from New Zealand in 2021, I flew from Nebraska to Idaho to slap down a few thousand dollars cash for a 1978 Winnebago Itasca. Below are some photos taken upon purchase. It had barely changed
Is This the Progressive Equivalent of Rent-Seeking?
Jeffery Marshall Dr Jeffery Marshall is a retired brigadier general with extensive experience in both the military and civil sectors. As an officer, he led the first multi-national team to rebuild the Afghan Security Forces and was the first J7 (Analysis and Assessments) at the US European Command. In the