International Youth Coalition

As I type this blog post the movie “Me Before You” is just about to be released in theaters. This book-turned-movie tells the tale of a young, handsome banker who is left paralyzed after an accident. With no will to live, no cure for his disability and despising the thought of being a burden to […]

I sometimes find it strange that in the decades since the Pill became widely accessible, unplanned pregnancies have become just so much more common, and so have abortions. With its 99.9% efficacy rate, it would seem that Pill access and use would forever end the challenge of unplanned pregnancies. This is clearly not the case. […]

Picture courtesy of Elizabeth Kerin.    Steve Gershom ( a pseudonym), is the man behind a blog titled “Gay, Catholic and Doing Fine”. In it, he describes his life as a devout, Church-teaching obeying Catholic man who happens to have same-sex attractions. In a recent talk at the University of Dallas (which is available as […]

In recent months, much light has been shed on the Zika virus crisis in Brazil. Transmitted by the Aedes aegypt mosquito, the same that transmits dengue fever (which this writer was unfortunate enough to have as a child in Brazil), the Zika virus is believed to cause babies in the womb to develop abnormally small skulls and […]

Unless you have been living under a rock this past week, you are probably aware that Doritos put out a really funny Super Bowl Commercial. Watch it here. It wasn’t long before NARAL, a pro-abortion group, cried foul on the seemingly innocent, funny video. Sure, the dad in the commercial was quite clueless, but to accuse the […]

By now you are probably aware that drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, commonly known as El Chapo, has been recaptured. It is likely that you also know that actors Sean Penn and Kate del Castillo coordinated secret meetings with him while on the run, producing a 10,000 word article and interview published by Rolling Stone […]

With a population of about 200 million citizens, Brazil is known for may things: its diverse population, rich cuisine and beautiful landscapes. What is it not famous for, however, is its state-sponsored healthcare system. In a 2013 poll, 48 percent of respondents said they thought healthcare was Brazil’s biggest problem, ranking the issue well above education, […]

While it is often argued that high fertility rates among  the poor are to blame for their poverty, this assertion does not seem to hold true when examined fully. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal by Greg Ip explains how lengthening life spans and declining fertility negatively affect the world’s economy. View it […]

About two years ago, Thinx  introduced a product named “period underwear” into the market. With the tagline “Women with periods”, this product sought to relieve the stress of menstruation by providing women with highly absorbent underwear. This great, noble idea has the potential of improving the lives of many girls and women around the world, especially […]

  “Here our navel strings were first cut and the blood from them sunk into the earth, and made the country dear to us.” Charlie Emathla, Seminole chief, mid-1800s   As I delved into Native American history with the high schoolers under my care, I was moved by Chief Emathla’s mention of umbilical cords. Amidst […]