How Many Possible Fat Men Are in That Doorway?
How Many Possible Fat Men Are in That Doorway?
Author: Critical Links
CFIC Member to Give Public Talk on Anti-Vaxxers
By Leslie Rosenblood In August 2010, I asked, in a Facebook post , “Why is vaccination vilified by so many?”, linking to a clever Penn & Teller segment from their show Bullshit! It was intended as a rhetorical question. It led to a months-long online debate about the merits of national immunization programs (they’re very good), and ultimately inspired the creation of my…
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Taiwan, the Asia Pioneer, Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen The movement for human rights continues in an asynchronous and bumpy progression forward more than backward. In this progression, we can see regional and national differences. Some regions regress while others progress; same for nations. One of the more noteworthy cases is the increase in equal rights for the LGBTQ community….
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Will You Help Omer?
By Sandra Dunham “Omer” (a pseudonym) can hardly wait to get to Canada. He is most excited about living where freedom of expression is a right. Omer has been in hiding, first in Pakistan and now in Nepal, since 2017. While in hiding, Omer has spent his free time reading and continuing his activism by…
Philippines Approves Golden Rice
By Andrea Palmieri Philippines has joined Canada, the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand in affirming the safety of golden rice, by approving it for direct use as food, feed, and in food processing. Living in a developing country that relies on rice as a major food source and where vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is endemic, Filipinos will significantly…