As families and honeymooning couples prepare to head out of town on quite possibly their first holiday in two years, many are seeking something “new and different and exciting” to do during their vacation time. Unfortunately, that’s where wildlife captors slide in to profit. This is not new or in any way COVID-19-related. It’s been happening for generations. But we can bring this terrorizing of animals it to an end today.
Read MoreThis year, as on all years since Memorial Day became an official holiday, we honor all veterans of wars fought in the name of freedom.
We recognize, though, that not all people make it to the military via the same route, and that military recruiting practices differ based on a community’s socioeconomic and racial composition. We also recognize that once people enlist, a number of factors can profoundly impact the treatment they receive while serving, with race and gender among the most influential factors.
We tend to forget, however, that the military’s prejudicial and hypocritical practices continue even beyond our own species.
Read MoreWhen newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks about her seven children, she refers to them as her “greatest joy.” This is not original language to use when speaking of one’s children. We have heard parents — mothers, in particular — refer to their children as their “greatest joy” for decades. But why? Why can’t adults derive great joy some other way? Why must some people with access to a multitude of birth control options have so many children?
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