Politics

July 15, 2022

Sri Lanka Is What Happens When Countries Fail To Realize Green Policies Don’t Work, by Beth Whitehead

By Beth Whitehead, The Federalist - With the president fleeing, prices tripling, and the country out of power, Sri Lanka is in crisis after it banned fertilizer... Videos of Sri Lankans swimming in their president’s pool and tens of thousands swarming his residence went viral over the weekend, but precious little news of the green policies that left the island nation in anarchy made headlines... After months of protests, the Sri Lankan people stormed the presidential suite and burned the prime minister’s residence on Saturday after both leaders escaped.

July 15, 2022

1 in 30 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With Autism in 2020 — What’s Behind the Surge? by Suzanne Burdick

By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., Children's Health Defense - Roughly 1 in 30 — 3.49% — of children and adolescents ages 3 to 17 were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2020, according to a JAMA Pediatrics research letter published this month by a team of researchers in China... The letter also referenced a new study showing a 53% increase in ASD in American young people since 2017.

July 15, 2022

CNA: Leading Laywoman and Co-President of German ‘Synodal Way’ Calls for ‘Nationwide Provision of Abortion’

By Catholic News Agency - A leading laywoman and co-president of the German "Synodal Way" has demanded a "nationwide provision of abortion" across the European Union's most populous country... Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), acknowledged that abortion should not be considered a "regular medical service"...

July 15, 2022

WATCH! Pelosi: ‘We’re Not Going to Negotiate’ on Abortion, by Lucy Collins

By Lucy Collins, CNS News - At her weekly press conference today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said, “We’re not going to negotiate a woman’s right to choose.”... Pelosi replied, “What do you mean negotiations? What do you want to negotiate?"... “We’re not going to negotiate a woman’s right to choose,” said Pelosi. “Senator Murkowski [R-Alaska] and Senator Collins [R-Me.] may have their view, but it is not a view that is one about a woman’s having the right to decide. So, we’re not negotiating that, no.”