Two questions:

-Is the idea of abortions never saving the life of the mother scientifically debatable? Or is it clearly false?

-As I think we’ve discussed before, should Facebook be dabbling in anyway with notifications of veracity?

https://www.faithwire.com/2019/09/12/facebook-reverses-censorship-of-major-pro-life-group-threatens-future-penalizations/

I saw the headline for this story several places, so I finally decided to click on it. There are some items that are debatable life choices (e.g. PreK)… And then others…You’ve got to be kidding me!!! You are complaining about not being able to save…and spending $2000, $500, and $400 a month on food, entertainment, and clothes respectively – there are a lot of non-essential decisions there.

MarketWatch: This budget shows how a $350,000 salary barely qualifies as middle class.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-budget-shows-how-a-350000-salary-barely-qualifies-as-middle-class-2019-09-11

Conversation with my dad yesterday made me think of this. Have we discussed Lyman Stone? He’s pro-natalist which I think you might appreciate. Interesting ideas about a direct tax from children to parents, or increased retirement benefits.

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/the-big-idea/2017/11/10/16631980/fertility-immigration-economics-growth-family-friendly

Nothing new, but well put.

“It should also be noted that the liberalization of divorce laws and the legalization of abortion together have had an effect on family life that renders same-sex marriage trivial by comparison. The patient has been shot twice through the head, and we are troubling about his swollen appendix.”

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/gay-marriage-where-do-we-put-sidewalks-kevin-d-williamson/

Kind of the usual – “reading on a screen isn’t the same.” Should I start taking a physical Bible to church? I’m a little sceptical of the ability to separate out the typical screen reading from reading a book. I’m curious about Kindle studies.

https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/spring/people-of-ebook.html

He advocates against daily devotionals, at least for those without a strong biblical literacy. Instead advocates for less frequent “gulping” (reading large chunks in one sitting).

https://drujohnson.com/2019/06/07/a-heated-debate-over-daily-devotions/

https://time.com/5646632/how-much-water-to-drink/

I read a lot about the so called “Blue Zones”, where people live to crazy old ages, when I was in college. Turns out, it’s probably just fraud

A deep rumination on the interaction between limited government conservatism and the civil rights movement.

https://www.claremont.org/crb/article/civil-rights-and-the-conservative-movement/

Aaron Carroll explains in this edition of Healthcare Triage (video)

**Spoiler alert**
Way too much nutrition “research” is little more than hardcore p-hacking.