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Consider Partnering With Caffeinated Thoughts

Shane Vander Hart discusses how readers can partner with Caffeinated Thoughts financially to help us continue to bring news and commentary free of charge.

Package Bomb Suspect Is A Trump Supporter, But Trump Is Not Responsible

Shane Vander Hart: Crazy, sinful people do crazy and sinful things. Cesar Sayoc has an extensive rap sheet going back to 1991 and even made a bomb threat in 2002.

Pro-Life Group Calls Out Facebook for Censorship of Ads Before Midterms

Susan B. Anthony List called on Facebook to stop its censorship of pro-life paid advertisements leading up the midterm elections.

AAP Transgender Policy: Big on Agenda, Short on Science

American College of Peditricians: The American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Policy of affirming sexual transition for all children is not evidence-based.

Alabama Supreme Court Justice: Overturn Roe v. Wade

Justice Tom Parker: “I urge the United States Supreme Court to overrule this increasingly isolated exception to the rights of unborn children.”

Pediatricians ​​​Group: Comprehensive Sex Education Is a Failure

American College of Pediatricians: “America’s young people deserve the best that we can give them; school-based sexual risk avoidance education is the best for children.”

U.S. Dept. of Ed to Investigate Sexual Assault Linked to School’s Transgender Policy

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it will investigate a complaint filed against the City Schools of Decatur on behalf of a kindergartener who was sexually assaulted in her school bathroom by a boy who identified as “gender fluid.”

The De-sciencing of American Medicine and What It Means to You

Dr. Jane Orient: The president of the entity that makes the MCAT, Darrell Kirch of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), intends to redefine what makes a good doctor.

The Swedish Election: What You Need To Know

John Gustavsson discusses Sweden’s general election that takes place on Sunday, September 9th, and the Sweden Democrats’ role in it.

The Dark Money Witch Hunt Threatens American Philanthropy

Kelvey Vander Hart: If we want to protect American philanthropy, we have to protect donor privacy against ‘transparency’ movements.

A Consequence of Facebook’s Anti-Fake News Crusade

Facebook’s crusade to clean up “fake news” from their platform brings consequences that erodes trust. Shane Vander Hart shares two things they can do.

Study: Counseling for Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction Is Effective

A recent study from the Catholic Medical Association confirms the effectiveness of people receiving counseling to reduce or eliminate their unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or identity.

Jack Phillips, Targeted Again, Takes State of Colorado to Court

Jack Phillips on the heels of his win at the Supreme Court is taking the state of Colorado to court against after the Colorado Civil Rights Commission found probable cause in a different complaint filed against him.

The National LGBT Bar’s “Commit to Inclusion Campaign” is Discriminatory

The National LGBT Bar launched a campaign that attempts to get attorneys to pledge not to offer pro-bono services for groups defending religious liberty. 

Twitter’s Lame Response to “Shadow Banning” Accusation

Shane Vander Hart: Twitter’s response to the “shadow banning” controversy is just obfuscation and leaves us with more questions than answers.

Social Media Platforms Do Have a Right to Suppress Speech, But They Shouldn’t

Shane Vander Hart: RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is wrong, Twitter does have the right to shadow ban users, but they shouldn’t.