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The results are in, and same-sex marriage was a win for children and society
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (228+ words) Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 2 a. m. In 2024, for the 20th anniversary of the first legal marriages of same-sex couples (in Massachusetts), my lab at UCLA joined with a team of researchers at Rand Corp. to review what social scientists learned over those two decades about…...
World can't afford to ignore the coming demographic time bomb
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (677+ words) Monday, March 2, 2026 | 2 a. m. The world moves on different wavelengths. Some are high-frequency shocks " wars, emerging technologies, market panics " that spike quickly and dominate our attention. Others are low-frequency forces that move slowly but relentlessly: demographics, globalization, water and food scarcity. The…...
Money won't fix birth rate issue
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) LETTER TO THE EDITOR: By Phil Winter, Henderson Friday, May 9, 2025 | 2 a. m. It has been suggested that the government provide a $5, 000 "baby bonus" to encourage Americans to have children. President Donald Trump said, "Sounds like a good idea to me." The U. S. birth…...