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Froma Harrop: Where there aren't fathers, birth rates collapse

Where are the babies? Social conservatives keep asking what's happened as the U.S. fertility rate crashes to its lowest level ever. But the answer should be another question: Where are the fathers? And by fathers, we do not mean men who merely spread their seed and then take off, but men who ...

Letter: Wireless infrastructure must not be fast-tracked

Cell towers, 5G and wireless infrastructure must not be fast-tracked, as this will increase public exposure to RF radiation, an environmental exposure that decades of scientific research has associated with numerous health and environmental hazards. U.S. limits on allowable exposures to RF radiation, unchanged since 1996, are not science-based and do not protect the public. Although there are clear financial benefits to wireless carriers in terms of increased profitability, the Federal Communication Commission’s proposed changes will come at a serious cost to public health and the ...

Victor Joecks: Protecting girls remains a political winner

Keeping men out of women's sports is smart policy and smart politics. Just look at what happened recently in Nevada. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo recently rolled out the Protect Girls' Sports initiative. As the name implies, he wants to amend the Nevada Constitution to keep biological boys and ...

Froma Harrop: Trump's rage machine runs on distraction

Surely, I have plenty of company in wanting to jump off the Donald Trump distraction express. Rage is its fuel. A weekend isn't short enough to contain the demands on attention. Just this last two-day break encountered: The cinematic ICE raids in Minneapolis. Threats against Exxon for its ...

Rich Lowry: Yes, we need a $1.5 trillion defense budget

Finally, the United States will follow through on its NATO commitments. That'd be the cheeky interpretation of President Donald Trump's announcement, via Truth Social, that he wants the U.S. defense budget to be $1.5 trillion. This would represent a stunning 50% increase over the current ...