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Fewer jobs, fewer baby boys
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Rod Dreher
A new University of California study finds a rise in miscarriages of frail male children. Why? Look: The researchers, led by Ralph Catalano and Claire Margerison Zilko, write that the previously reported health effects of economic insecurity may “represent only the tip of a more fundamental ‘adaptation iceberg.'” Specifically, their research supports the argument that…
Father Rick and the countersign
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Rod Dreher
Here is a riveting account by the great Matt Labash of Father Rick Frechette, a Catholic priest from Connecticut, and his ministry among the people of Haiti, a country that is the closest thing to hell on Earth. He really is light in a very, very dark place. For example, there’s this story of what…
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming
By
Rod Dreher
This morning we at Templeton launched a new online version of our magazine In Character, which ceases print publication with its current issue. IC is going to be a web-only publication now, and will be updated frequently. Check it out and let us know what you think. Our lead essay is a funny reflection by…
All hail crop mobbing!
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Rod Dreher
Hey you young agrarian punks, get offa into my field! Excerpt: The Crop Mob, a monthly word-of-mouth (and -Web) event in which landless farmers and the agricurious descend on a farm for an afternoon, has taken its traveling work party to 15 small, sustainable farms. Together, volunteers have contributed more than 2,000 person-hours, doing tasks…
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