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WHY TEENAGERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STUPID

Why Teenagers Are Supposed To Be Stupid Osborn Allen Brain Louisiana

My wife is an adolescent medicine doctor, meaning she is a pediatrician that specializes in teenagers. A key idea she has always emphasized is that the adolescent brain is not fully developed—particularly when it comes to executive function. This means

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HOW MARRIAGE TAUGHT ME HOW TO RESPOND TO TERRORISM: THE PERILS OF SHORT-TERM EMOTIONS

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Being married has taught me a lot about how to make wiser decisions. Why? Because experience has demonstrated that in order to make a decision now that will be best for both of us in the future, I have to

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VOTER ID: BIAS OR NECESSITY?

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Are voter ID laws racially biased or completely benign and necessary for the enhancement of our democracy? On July 13th, a federal trial began in Winston-Salem over the 2013 North Carolina law (H.B. 589) that repealed a series of voting

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THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF PROGRESSIVISM

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The New Oxford American Dictionary defines progressive as “a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.” I would define the dangers of progressivism as “the unrecognized, unseen, or deliberately concealed adverse consequences inflicted on the exact groups

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THE TRUTH ABOUT VACCINES

Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the Polio vaccine.

In my medical opinion, the truth about vaccines is this: there is sufficient data that enables any rational person to exercise their free will and decide not to be vaccinated or to refuse particular vaccinations for their children. My wife,

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THE POWER OF DISSENT

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I was alarmed recently while reading an article that detailed the unfortunate fate of Italian scientists who were convicted for allegedly providing “inexact, incomplete, and contradictory information.” In short, these scientists were found guilty for not warning the public about

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THE ARIZONA DISCRIMINATION BILL

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Last month, the Arizona State Legislature approved a new law (Senate Bill 1062) that was sent to Governor Brewer for approval—she subsequently vetoed it. The religious right welcomed the rule as a necessary form of protection for those who denounce

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PLAN AHEAD FOR HEALTHY LIVING

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Now that the first installment of Obamacare has been rolled out, we have all been subjected to the grand mess it is turning out to be. Even if we assume (in a fantasy) that everyone behind government-mandated health care is

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FEAR versus REALITY: THE FLU SHOT DANGERS

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As a practicing physician, have I ever elected to receive the annual flu shot? Never. Has an employer, hospital or office ever given me (or my physician peers) an informed medical talk on all the flu shot dangers? Never. Have

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THE WORD, THE STATE, AND YOU: CHRISTIAN OBEDIENCE TO GOVERNMENT

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Question: What is the appropriate degree of Christian obedience to government? Is a Christian under any obligation to support whatever policies the governing authorities deem appropriate? Answer: Well, it depends … Certainly, I believe the answer is not to “be

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