Tag Archives: DSM-5
Illinois Expands Gambling, Then Treats the Disorder
More than 1 in 3 boys have gambled. Over half of adults have too. This isn’t “harmless fun”—it’s addictive. The house always wins; the player loses. Illinois reaps revenue from those losses—then asks taxpayers to fund programs to address the “gambling disorder” it helped create.
Posted in Gambling
Tagged American Gaming Association, Common Sense Media, DSM-5, Gambling Disorder, Gambling Industry, Julie Morrison, Murphy v. NCAA, Paul Simon
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Different Perspectives?
Several essential characteristics separate humans from other mammals. The most significant among them is our complex reasoning ability. We can solve problems throughout the full range of our current awareness. We have a powerful capability to observe, collect, and analyze facts. We can formulate theories and design meticulous studies to test them out. And we can debate the meaning of the findings of those studies.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Federal, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Pornography, Religious Liberty, Sexuality
Tagged 1st Amendment, All Boys aren’t Blue, American Library Association, book bans, child exploitation, children, Crank, Different Perspectives?, DSM-5, Gender Queer, Governor Pritzker, HB 2789, It’s Perfectly Normal, J.B. Pritzker, Jack Rigert, John Paul II Renewal Center, Kate Buckson, LGBT, nationalism, St. Charles Public Library
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Facts Matter
Several decades ago, a very prominent liberal in Illinois once told me that “there are facts and there are principles. I believe in principles. If the facts contradict the principles, then the facts must be ignored.” This seems to be the thinking of large swaths of our current population. Forget the facts. All that is important is what we believe.
Posted in Sexuality
Tagged child sexual abuse, Christopher King, DSM-5, Gender Ideology, gender studies, Janaie Jones, John Money, Kelsey Boren, Kryzie King, Myls Dobson, Transgender clinics
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