Bits ‘n Pieces
Excellent article detailing the hypocrisy of New York City’s homeless advocates, as the city finally wins approval from the courts to throw violent/disruptive vagrants out of a shelter.
Surprise! British lawmakers are out of touch with their constituency as a poll shows that 82% of British homeowners would “do a Tony Martin” and defend their home.
Evidently there is a real furor going on in Denmark after a professor called on the government to encourage smart people to reproduce and discourage stupid people from doing so. He is concerned because the population is – as a whole – growing stupider. This is not a new idea. Francis Galton coined the phrase “eugenics” way back in 1883, and the idea has a long history here in America, with both supporters and critics.
A new study has linked asthma to antibiotics given to a baby in the first six months. Another study has shown that giving a baby cereal either before or after the recommended age of four to six months increases the risk of diabetes.
Get this. Chinese people have a reason to celebrate because they no longer need permission to marry. Permission from their employers! Also in the reform is the elimination of permission from their employers to divorce.
