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The fertility freeze: Why the birth rate is falling
Fewer women are choosing to have kids, and the reasons should be obvious.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.
Raise a glass to America's immigrant winemakers
ICE raids endanger a thriving industry and a true American-dream success story.
The future is (still) less religious
The trend toward a secular world continues.
The future of evil
Secular culture needs its own understanding of what shapes our character.
Do not despair
For we have walked this path before.
Educated by the stars
Science education can—and should—instill kids with a sense of awe and wonder at the world.
The feminist future of straight sex: After the "male loneliness epidemic"
Patriarchy discourages men from seeking the sexual pleasure that's in their power to claim.
The car-free, kid-friendly cities of the future
Walkable cities aren't just safer. They're friendlier and more human.
How do we fix work/life balance for parents?
We'd all benefit if more jobs were compatible with raising a family.
The feminist future of straight sex: Lesbian sex culture
Women's sexuality can be as assertive as men's sexuality, but only if the culture is safe.
63 words that could silence the courts: How a tiny clause in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” threatens American democracy
Authority without enforcement is theater dressed as law.