May Wong at Stanford: A new study on the mental health effects of kindergarten enrollment ages found strong evidence that a one-year delay dramatically improves a child’s self-regulation abilities even into later childhood. According to the study co-authored by Stanford…

CNSNews.com: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke, one of 20 people running for the Democrat presidential nomination, went to Yosemite Valley on Monday to announce what he calls “the most ambitious climate plan in the history of the United States.” “Here we are…

Study International: Enrolling children into school too early may have dire consequences for their emotional and mental development. A new study by Harvard Medical School revealed that children who start the school year earlier than their peers might be at risk…

Jack Jenkins at Religion News Service: White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney declared at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday (April 23) that faith drives the Trump administration’s policy proposals, arguing that “the principles of our faith (are)…

Betsy Mayer at Last Generation: Strangely, as the age of viability outside the womb continues to shrink, the appetite for late term abortions continues to grow in lands where Christian ethics once guided the moral consciences of its citizens. In…

Gerry Wagoner at Fulcrum7: We told you this was coming. We warned you it would happen. We were not crying wolf. We were telling you the truth. On April 8, 2019, a so-called “human rights tribunal” in Canada ruled that…

Charles C. Camosy at Religion News Service: In my previous column, I argued that Pope Francis’ approach to climate change — one focused on culture — is far superior to moving immediately to legislative approaches like the recently floated Green…

David French at National Review: I’m beginning to see some pushback online against claims that Virginia’s so-called “Repeal Act” is as barbaric as pro-life activists claim — or as barbaric as its own sponsor testified. In a now-viral video clip, Democrat delegate…

Angela Chen at The Verge: Government investigators have confirmed a Chinese scientist’s claim of creating the world’s first genetically engineered babies, as well as the existence of a second pregnancy with a gene-edited embryo. Back in November, scientist He Jiankui…

BBC: A wave of bombings that killed 290 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday was carried out with the support of an international network, officials said. The government has blamed a little-known local jihadist group, National Thowheed Jamath, although no-one…

Wesley J. Smith at National Review: I read the Virginia abortion bill in the same way as David does. The good news is that it is unlikely to be enacted. But as I pointed out the other day, Vermont’s goes all…

The Christian Institute: Five former staff members at an NHS [National Health Service, UK] gender clinic for children are warning that young people are receiving unnecessary and damaging hormone treatment. In November, the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in London…