Sound of Freedom: A Movie, A Mirror
What does the Sound of Freedom Controversy reveal? It showcases a profound cultural discord, fueled by the media and cognitive biases, overshadowing our shared objectives.
Tag: Children
Ratings Reform: A Science-Backed Approach to Protecting Children from Media Violence
What is the effect of media violence on children’s mental health? Do today’s current TV and movie ratings help protect children from what research says is a problem, or does it just protect parents’ sensibilities?
Changing the World One Birth at a Time
Explore how Latter-day Saint women are making waves in global maternal advocacy—and uncover the keys behind their success that create a model for the global community.
The Lesson We Need From America’s Most Fertile Religion
What happens when we stop making new people? Learn about the impact of anti-population attitudes and the benefits of parenting for happiness and fulfillment.
The Horrifying Reality of Child Porn and its Enablers
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation sues Pornhub for monetizing child sexual abuse. Social media platforms are increasingly problematic as well.
Protecting Kids From Explicit Material Shouldn’t Be Controversial
However popular it’s become to portray parents concerned about sexualized scenes in books as somehow secretly motivated by bigotry and racism, it’s simply not true.
Mandatory Reporting Isn’t the Solution
It’s increasingly common to hear people point towards laws compelling reporting as the answer to our child abuse crisis. Yet the research doesn’t back this up – highlighting a number of complications that need more attention.
One Overlooked Reason Sexual Abuse Continues
Sexual abuse kept happening to me because it’s incredibly hard to notice the signs.
Some Thoughts on Helping Vulnerable Children
We need to carefully weigh the complex factors that put children at risk of abuse against satisfying narratives of institutional treachery.
Abuse is Something We Should Be Able to Fight Together
Few issues hold as much universal importance as child abuse. What does it mean when we’re not only unable to come together to confront this, but also seem increasingly eager to insist that others care less about fighting this than we do?
Yearning for Greater Fulfillment? Relish Your Most Precious Promises
Here’s why the choice to stay in a marriage—rather than chase off after something else— might be so much more fulfilling.
Don’t Call it Abortion
Especially when reality is deeply uncomfortable, a word like this has a way of sanitizing and obscuring the full and brutal picture of what’s actually taking place.
