Trump’s $5,000 baby bonus: Here’s how it will do the most good

The baby bust and its potentially catastrophic consequences garnered both worldwide and national attention.   Elon Musk recently warned again that America’s declining birth rate poses a greater threat to civilization than climate change or war. “If we don’t have kids, there’s no civilization,” he wrote on X.  New research from the Institute for Family Studies shows his techno-polygamous solution and lifestyle is neither a good approach for…

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A worthy sequel to one of the best websites ever

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 81, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Finally Feels Like Summer Week to at least everyone who lives near me, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading…

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Elementary school backs down after telling Christian students they couldn’t sing worship songs at talent show

A Michigan elementary school has backed down after initially telling two Christian students they couldn’t perform worship songs at an upcoming school talent show. “Upon review, it was determined that school staff were unfamiliar with the legal guidelines concerning religious expression in a public school setting,” Allegan Public Schools Superintendent James Antoine wrote in a…

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