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The NRA’s Evolution from Gun-Control Advocacy to Anti-Restriction Zealotry

May 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

NRA conventiongoers, like these at the gun group’s 2018 big meeting, browse firearms exhibits.

Despite the proximity in time and location to the Texas shooting, the NRA is proceeding with its plans to hold its annual convention in Houston on May 27-29, 2022. The featured speakers include former President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican.

After Mass Shootings, Federal Gun Control Fails and States Loosen Regulations

May 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

A girl cries outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

Congress has declined to pass significant new gun legislation after dozens of shootings, including those that occurred during periods like this one, with Democrats controlling the House of Representatives, Senate and presidency. States have been more active, but mass shootings do not regularly cause lawmakers to tighten gun restrictions.

Did Biden Just Commit U.S. Forces to Defending Taiwan? Probably Not.

May 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Pondering a shift in strategy on Taiwan? Possibly not.

The comment, which Biden made during a trip to Japan, was taken by some observers as a deviation from the official U.S. line on Taiwan, in place for decades. But officials in Washington walked back that interpretation, saying instead that it only referred to military assistance.

DeSantis Veto of Modest Bankruptcy Relief Will Hurt Stressed Floridian Families That Need It Most

May 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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The bill would have afforded a measure of relief for Floridians already beset by bankruptcy, by giving them a little credit for equity in their primary vehicle. DeSantis voted no, claiming, ridiculously, that it would “incentivize” people to file for bankruptcy. But no one wants to file personal bankruptcy.

Beyond Media Spectacles: The Nuances of Domestic Violence Behind Heard v. Depp Trial

May 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The spotlight of the Heard-Depp trial affords the opportunity to openly discuss the nuances of intimate partner violence, or domestic violence, that are often overlooked and perhaps may empower some victims to feel less alone. However, many have consumed the trial as a form of entertainment, exposing a tendency of online observers to armchair-label the parties involved either as the “real” victim or perpetrator of abuse. IPV is experienced by an estimated 6.6 million women and 5.8 million men each year in the U.S.

Appealing to Trump May Work in Primaries, But Not as Much in the General Election

May 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The doctor is in … with Trump, at least.

Republican candidates’ hitching their wagon to Trump and Trumpism raises a question about the tried-and-tested plan of candidates’ appealing to the party base in the primary before pivoting closer to the center in the general election: Will that post-primary transformation be possible for Republicans in 2022?

Tucker Carlson Is Peddling ‘Great Replacement’ Theory from an Anti-American Nazi

May 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The French Nazi René Binet, right, is at the origin of the "Great Replacement" theory Tucker Carlson has been promoting. (Wikimedia Commons and Flickr)

People like Tucker Carlson are pitifully ignorant of history and so are wielding an anti-American, highly unpatriotic notion for the sake of their television ratings. Ironically, Tucker’s intellectual forebear, Binet, would have considered him a mongrel.

Whataboutism: Behind the Deflecting Tactic in Arguments

May 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Whataboutism is often deployed when an argument is seen as a battle to be won and not a debate. (Jason Rosewell on Unsplash)

Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what about X?”

Buffalo Mass Shooter Threatened a Shooting While in High School. Could More Have Been Done?

May 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Many mass shooters show signs of distress before their attack.

Accused mass-shooter Payton S. Gendron’s story is not unlike the dozens of stories that typify one of the biggest challenges that schools face when it comes to averting school shootings – and in the case of Buffalo, mass shootings in general. And that challenge is recognizing and acting upon warning signs that mass shooters almost always give well before they open fire.

Intermittent Fasting to lose Weight? Here’s What the Science Says.

May 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Numerous studies have shown that the weight reduction from intermittent fasting diets is no greater than the weight loss on a standard calorie-restricted diet. There are no studies on the long-term safety and efficacy of following this type of diet. And studies show that intermittent fasters don’t get enough of certain nutrients.

Bad News for Hurricane Season: Loop Current, Fueler of Monster Storms, Looks a lot like in the Year of Katrina

May 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A satellite image of ocean heat shows the strong Loop Current and swirling eddies. Christopher Henze, NASA/Ames

The Loop Current is the 800-pound gorilla of Gulf hurricane risks. When the Loop Current reaches this far north this early in the hurricane season – especially during what’s forecast to be a busy season – it can spell disaster for folks along the Northern Gulf Coast, from Texas to Florida.

How Media Reports of ‘Clashes’ Mislead Americans About Israeli-Palestinian Violence

May 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

When does a ‘clash’ become an ‘assault’? (AP Photo/Maya Levin)

In a recurring pattern of crudely biased media coverage in the United States, there is no mention in headlines about who instigated the violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian mourners, nor any hint of the power imbalance between a heavily armed Israeli police force and what appeared to be unarmed Palestinian civilians.

Mass Shootings Are Increasing, Becoming Deadlier, and 13% Are Targeting Minorities

May 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Racial hatred is a factor in 13% of mass shootings at grocery stores. John

Mass public shootings in which four or more people are killed have become more frequent, and deadly, in the last decade. And the tragedy in Buffalo is the latest in a recent trend of mass public shootings taking place in retail establishments, similar to an August 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. On that occasion, the 21-year-old white suspect posted a racist rant on social media before allegedly driving some distance to intentionally target racial and ethnic minority shoppers.

Video Games May Boost Your Child’s Intelligence

May 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Many parents feel guilty when their children play video games for hours on end. But a new study points to evidence of a beneficial, causal effect of video games on intelligence. For example, a child who was in the top 17% in terms of hours spent gaming increased their IQ about 2.5 points more than the average child over two years.

The Ethics of ‘Personhood’ in the Abortion Debate

May 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Debate about abortion is often a debate about rights – but whose?

Current constitutional law grants a right to have an abortion until a fetus becomes viable – in other words, until there is a reasonable probability it could survive outside the womb with care. Today, this typically occurs between the 22nd and 24th weeks of pregnancy. But “what is a person?” How people answer this question shapes how they think about a developing human being.

Why I Took Part in The National Women’s March in Flagler Beach

May 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 72 Comments

Some of the 150-some participants at today's Women's March in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

“I was born in 1968 in a Catholic home for unwed mothers in Philadelphia,” the author, a long-time Hammock resident, writes of pre-Roe America. “My biological mother was 15 when she became pregnant. She was forever scarred for life by her experience in one of these homes. She was 16 when she gave birth and had no say whatsoever in what happened to me. Let that sink in: my mother was completely powerless over what happened to her and to her child.”

A Fraction of Crops Goes to Feed the Hungry as Most Are Used for Nonfood Purposes

May 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Harvesting soybeans in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Brazil exports soybeans and uses them domestically to make animal feed and biodiesel. Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty Images

Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include making biofuels; converting crops into processing ingredients, such as livestock meal, hydrogenated oils and starches; and selling them on global markets to countries that can afford to pay for them.

Tucker Carlson’s Masculinity Crisis

May 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bodybuilder Charles Atlas sought to turn Americans from ‘Chump to Champ.’ (Lee Lockwood/Getty Images)

Tucker Carlson’s central premise is that modern society has devitalized American men. Strength, drive and aggression are no longer in vogue, and Americans, as a result, are become weaker. Carlson’s claims as part of a rich heritage of skeptics shouting from the rooftops that American men are becoming devitalized, lazy and effeminate.

‘White Privilege’? The Accusation Is Not Constructive.

May 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A protestor holds a sign reading ‘White Privilege Is The Problem’ at a rally against policy brutality and racial injustice in New York on Sept. 5, 2020.

Though these words are commonly used, use of “white privilege” can decrease support for racially progressive policies, increase online political polarization and lead to lower quality conversations on social media. In particular, the term drives some whites who would otherwise support efforts toward racial equality away from online conversations.

Fentanyl: What is It, and Why Buying Any Street Drug Is Now Russian Roulette

May 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Only a small amount of fentanyl is enough to be lethal.

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl.

Disney Confronts the Sort of Trouble It Last Knew in 1941

May 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee claiming that communists once ‘took over’ his studio. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

In April, officials at Disney objected to a Florida law prohibiting instruction in sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded by signing a bill revoking Disney’s self-governing status, a unique arrangement in which the company operated like an independent fiefdom within the state.

The Cleveland Indians Changed Their Name. Should the Atlanta Braves?

May 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

atlanta braves name change

It wasn’t until 2018 that the Indians officially removed their logo, a cartoonish Native American named Chief Wahoo, from merchandise, and in 2020 that they changed their name. The Atlanta Braves’ owners, however, have dug in their heels, refusing to replace a name that many Americans – including Native Americans – find offensive and derogatory.

The Southwest is on Fire: 3 Reasons the 2022 Fire Season Is So Early and Intense

May 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Wind quickly spread a blaze that burned homes near Flagstaff, Ariz., in April 2022. (Coconino National Forest via AP)

New Mexico and Arizona are facing a dangerously early fire season, with 600 fires leaving neighborhoods in ashes and triggering a federal disaster declaration. A scientist explains why the unusual intensity and timing.

Where the Notion of a Wrathful God and Eternal Damnation Appeals to Millions

May 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

A replica of Noah’s Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Ky

The Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park located near Williamstown, Kentucky, has welcomed between 4 million and 5 million visitors since its opening in July 2016. Ark Encounter is a tourist site devoted to emphasizing the wrathful nature of God and the eternal damnation that awaits unrepentant sinners.

A White Woman Wrote an Opera About Emmett Till. Now Some Critics Want It Cancelled.

May 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A faded photograph is attached to the headstone that marks the gravesite of Emmett Till in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A white woman named Clare Coss wrote the libretto, or text, for the opera, which she based on an award-winning play she had written called “Emmett, Down in My Heart” in 2015. Critics claim the opera elevates the guilt of white audiences while capitalizing on Black trauma.

All Those Fitness Trackers Have Reduced Mobility, Not Improved It

May 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Since the mid-1990s, people have been doing less and less walking or bicycling to work and school and spending a lot more time staring at screens

The manufacturers of these devices certainly want consumers to believe that tracking fitness or health-related behaviors will spur them on to increase their activity levels and make them healthier. Analysis of research published over the past 25 years suggests otherwise.

How Roe v. Wade Changed the Lives of American Women

May 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

An ultrasound exam room at a Planned Parenthood in Boston.

With the availability of a greater range of contraception and abortion drugs other than medical procedures available today, along with a strong demand for women’s labor in the U.S. economy, it seems unlikely that women’s status will ever go back to where it was before 1973. But Americans shouldn’t forget the role that Roe v. Wade played in advancing the lives of women.

A Recession Ahead Is Likelier Than a Soft Landing

May 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A soft landing may out of the Fed’s reach. Oliver Furrer/Stone Getty Images

By raising interest rates, the Fed is hoping to achieve a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy, taming inflation without causing unemployment to rise or triggering a recession. Research suggests that engineering a soft landing is highly improbable and that there is a significant likelihood of a recession in the not too distant future.

Is Blasting Out Earth’s Location to the Cosmos A Good Idea?

May 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Scientists think there are 300 million habitable planets in the Milky Way, and some may be home to intelligent life. Bruno Gilli/ESO, CC BY

Before he died, iconic physicist Stephen Hawking was outspoken about the danger of contacting aliens with superior technology. He argued that they could be malign and if given Earth’s location, might destroy humanity. Others see no extra risk.

College Students and Staff: Ignore the Voluntary but Autocratic ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ Survey

May 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Calling it the latest example of creeping authoritarianism, the president of the University of Florida’s faculty union urged students and employees to ignore the so-called “viewpoint discrimination” survey now required on Florida’s college and university campuses, in compliance with a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Students Lead More Public Schools to Close for Islamic Holidays

April 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Several school districts across the country will close in observance of Eid, a holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.

Some public school districts across the nation will be closed on Monday or Tuesday in observance of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr, a festive celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan, a month of fasting observed by Muslims worldwide.

It’s Not Just Florida: Here’s How Brits’ Right to Protest Has Been Restricted

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Britain’s police, crime, sentencing and courts bill has become law after an extended period of back and forth between the House of Commons and House of Lords. From its conception, the bill has been extremely controversial, particularly because of the increased powers it hands to police to stop protests.

Flagler’s All-White Juries Aren’t What They Used To Be. Thank Wokism. 

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, who represented Kwentel Moultrie, during Moultrie's testimony on the last day of trial last week. The jury could not reach a decision in the case. (© FlaglerLive)

It wasn’t that long ago when an all-white jury deciding the fate of a Black man accused of raping a white woman, let alone a white underage girl, would have taken no more than the few minutes necessary to sign the verdict form declaring the man guilty. That’s assuming the man made it to the courthouse in the first place. Those days are over.

Why Do Teens Engage in Self-Harm?

April 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Nearly 1 in 5 young people worldwide intentionally injure themselves every year.

By all accounts, young people are experiencing a seemingly unprecedented level of emotional distress. Humans tend to behave in a way to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Why then would some intentionally hurt themselves?

We Don’t Talk Enough About the Positive Side of American Racism and Genocide

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The only dates that matter to real Americans are 1492, 1776, and 1980 (the year the Blessed Ronald Reagan ascended to the Oval Office). Don’t let these “woke” teachers even mention 1619: it’s all a damn lie.

Reptiles: Why One in Five Species Face Extinction

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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A first-of-its-kind global assessment of more than 10,000 species of reptiles (around 90% of the known total) has revealed that 21% need urgent support to prevent them going extinct. But since reptiles are so diverse, ranging from lizards and snakes to turtles and crocodiles, the threats to the survival of each species are likely to be equally varied.

It’s Not Enough to Protect Parks and Preserves in Isolation

April 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Fresh grizzly bear tracks in Yellowstone National Park. Jacob W. Frank, NPS/Flickr

As human development spreads ever farther around the world, very few large ecosystems remain relatively intact and uninterrupted by highways, cities or other human-constructed obstacles. Linking protected areas from Yellowstone to the Yukon shows the value of conserving large landscapes, not just isolated parks and preserves.

Weaponizing Children in Domestic Conflicts

April 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

One form of domestic abuse involves a parent breaking their child’s connection with the other parent.

There are approximately 5.7 million cases of domestic abuse in the U.S. each year, and in some of those, mothers and fathers use children to manipulate and harm the other parent. This behavior can include directly pressuring the child to spy on the abused parent or threatening the abused parent that they will never see the child again if they leave the relationship.

If Elon Musk Takes Twitter, Free Speech Would Lose

April 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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While making Twitter free for all “within the bounds of the law” seems like a way to ensure free speech in theory, in practice, this action would actually serve to suppress the speech of Twitter’s most vulnerable users.

What Are Book Bans Really About? Fear.

April 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A display of banned books at the San Jose Public Library (Photo courtesy of San Jose Public Library via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0/The Daily Montanan).

While those behind these campaigns hide themselves behind the mask of “parental control,” they’re really concealing fear: Fear of a country and world that’s changing around them; fear of voices that were kept silent too long who are now speaking up and demanding their seat at the table of power, and, mostly, fear of the erosion of their own privilege.

French Voters’ Blank-Vote Rejection of Macron and Le Pen

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Not much change since 2017. (Jeanne Menjoulet)

France elects its next president on Sunday. The election as a whole has failed to spark widespread enthusiasm among many disappointed and often apathetic voters, despite the starkly different visions for France displayed by the candidates.

Say It Ain’t So, Jacob: Why Is Flagler’s Former Star Superintendent Drinking the Reactionary Kool-Aid?

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Jacob Oliva (© FlaglerLive)

Jacob Oliva went from being one of the most progressive, innovative and inclusive superintendents in the history of Flagler County to a shill,  as one of two Florida senior chancellors of education, for the single most regressive, reactionary and just plain mean state departments of education in the nation. Something isn’t adding up. 

Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court’s Missing Ethics Rules

April 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife, conservative activist Virginia Thomas, at an October 2021 event. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

In the past, the Supreme Court of the United States has cast aside pleas to adopt an ethics code for the justices. The actions of Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Virginia – who pushed the White House to overturn the 2020 presidential election – have once again thrown light onto this long-standing conflict: How accountable should the justices be?

It’s Not Mayberry Anymore: A Matanzas High School Student on Bridging Community, Police and Mutual Trust

April 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Kadance Nickmeyer, a student at Matanzas High School, at Sheriff Rick Staly's desk after winning an essay contest that meant spending the day with the sheriff. (FCSO)

Kadance Nickmeyer, a student at Matanzas High School, entered and won an essay contest through her Criminal Justice class, devoting her essay to pragmatic ways schools, the community at large and law enforcement can build mutual trust in a difficult age.

How Russia Does ‘Patriotic Education’

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flag-waving in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Klaus Wright on Unsplash)

The Russian government has launched a series of patriotic education campaigns aimed at Russia’s youth to encourage them to regard the war in Ukraine as a continuation of the second world war and to feel a personal connection to the Russian soldiers fighting there.

The Visceral Trouble with Beer

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It doesn't get better than beer. But there are downsides. (© FlaglerLive)

Drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat – the harmful type of fat that is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and other health complications – whereas drinking wine shows no such association with levels of this harmful fat and may even be protective against it.

Can Jaguars Make It Back to the United States?

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A jaguar in Brazil’s Patanal region.

There are only two main corridors in the western borderlands that jaguars could use to get into the U.S. Maintaining these corridors is crucial to connect fragmented habitats for jaguars and other mammals, such as black bears, pumas, ocelots and Mexican wolves.

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroes and the Darker Side of the 60s

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn

There is a sinister edge to Andy Warhol’s pop art portraits of Marilyn Monroe because many were produced in the months following her unexpected death in 1962. On the surface, the works may look like a tribute to a much-loved icon, but themes of death, decay and even violence lurk within these canvases.

‘Every Day Feels Unsettled’: Educators Decry Staffing Shortage

April 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In New Mexico, school staffing shortages were so severe that the governor mobilized the National Guard, sending them into classrooms as substitute teachers.

A shortage of teaching staff affects every student. One principal explained that learning stalls when “students in classes with revolving subs may spend the hour playing video games with no structure or learning happening.” Administrators describe waking up with dread knowing they’ll have to scramble to find coverage for absent staff.

How Misreading the Christian Gospels fuels Anti-Semitism

April 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The harmful belief that Christianity ‘replaced’ Judaism is partly rooted in the erroneous view that Jesus told his followers that rules regarding ritual purity were outdated. Above, a crucifix dating back to the Middle Ages at the Cloisters in New York. (© Pierre Tristam/FlaglerLive)

The pernicious belief that Christianity replaced or supplanted Judaism is known as Christian supersessionism. Christian supersessionism has not only fed into negative perceptions of Jews and Judaism since antiquity, but has also incited violence against Jews.

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