We’ve spent a century replacing the one thing that can never be replaced. So‚ let’s check the scoreboard. Today’s match pits the Progressive Era feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman against 21st-century memoirist Rob Henderson‚ and it’s a blowout. As I never tire of saying‚ Gilman told a story about children by telling a story about loaves of bread. Home-baked loaves are inconsistent: different wheat and grind‚ different rise‚ different oven temperatures‚ different baking times. So‚ 100 loaves of home-baked bread are 100 different loaves. Some are burned on the outside‚ some are underbaked at the center. The things we know about children‚ the things we’ve spent thousands of years of human experience learning through direct experience‚ are now controversial. But industrial bread is consistent. The Second Industrial Revolution and the displacement of home industry by corporations‚ Gilman argued‚ standardized and professionalized the production of a thing that farm wives had been screwing up for centuries. Every loaf from the same giant commercial bakery was baked with the same ingredients‚ the same technique‚ the same ovens‚ the same temperature for the same amount of time‚ so the quality was predictable. If all that is true of just one home function we’ve professionalized‚ she wrote‚ why not keep professionalizing more of the things we’ve regarded as home functions? Why not raise children through the standardized interventions of credentialed teachers‚ trained social workers‚ and a centralized moral and intellectual curriculum developed by licensed professionals? Every loaf the same: the social vision of progressivism and the foundation of the displacement of family by the “helping professions.” Rob Henderson grew up in foster care — “living with nine different families before my eighth birthday” — and then with a rotating cast of adoptive parent figures. He bounced through his childhood‚ spending a few months in one foster home and then watching the caseworker show up to take him to his next temporary family. He’s written about this experience in a new book‚ “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care‚ Family‚ and Social Class.” I cannot recommend it highly enough. Very young children‚ Henderson writes‚ are answering a basic set of questions about who they are and what their lives mean. They watch the way adults treat them‚ and then they find out how much they're valued. Am I loved? Do I matter? Am I an object that gets discarded‚ or a person who is valued? That lesson makes their lives. It also makes a part of our lives‚ because we live in contact with the discarded children who grow up to be troubled adults. What children discover about themselves colors what they discover about the world that moves around them and shapes the way they live in it. Valueless life‚ valueless world. “When kids are in a stable environment with reliable parents and predictable patterns‚” Henderson writes‚ “they feel integrated into a social environment and find it easier to befriend peers who want the best for them.” This is why foster care is a pipeline to homelessness‚ drug addiction‚ and incarceration for so many children: Their childhood is teaching them instability and pain. Henderson had extensive contact with caseworkers‚ counselors‚ school psychologists‚ and (finally) substance abuse counselors. What he always needed was a family — parents who showed up and then stayed there. He quotes a sickening observation from a psychologist who treats abused children: “I have never met a child below age 10 who was tortured at home who would not have chosen to stay with his or her family rather than being placed in a foster home.” Young children who are brutally harmed by their parents nonetheless yearn for their mom and dad. They instinctively want a home‚ a family‚ a set of stable attachments. Dragged from abuse‚ they ache for home. If you're a parent‚ it hurts to read this. Act on that pain. We've spent decades making family unimportant‚ as deliberately designed public policy. We’ve torn down parenting as an honorable task and savaged the parent-child connection. California legislators mock the "talking points" of parental rights and explain that family is often very harmful. Children become mentally healthy and stable by receiving “mental health services” from trained professionals‚ who are obviously funded and provided by the government. The working assumption of the political class is that parents cannot meaningfully talk to children because they aren't even licensed to do that. Here‚ watch a legislator say it. The things we know about children‚ the things we’ve spent thousands of years of human experience learning through direct experience‚ are now controversial — if not entirely discarded. We cannot replace family with the helping professions. We will never succeed at this. We're sowing destruction in the lives of children by discarding their most necessary connection. Don't worry‚ though‚ because we can just assign them all a caseworker. Nothing else we ever do will be more shameful than this. We had a choice. We are now tolerating willful destruction.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) recently deployed 750 National Guardsmen and 250 additional officers from state-controlled law enforcement agencies to help curb crime on New York City's sprawling subway system. The presence of soldiers was evidently not enough of a deterrent Thursday to prevent a bloodletting on a busy train in Brooklyn. A fight caught on tape broke out on a northbound A Train in Brooklyn that left one man riddled with bullets and a crowd full of commuters cowering in fear. NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper indicated during a briefing that shortly after a 32-year-old man entered a crowded train around 4:45 p.m.‚ a 36-year-old man confronted him. The older male was described by multiple witnesses as being "aggressive and provocative towards the 32-year-old that just got on." Footage of the incident appears to show a black male in a yellow baseball cap mutter to himself‚ then walk over to the younger man‚ threatening to beat him up. At one point‚ the apparent instigator states‚ "You think you're gonna beat up cops?" Someone off camera can be heard saying‚ "He thinks you're a migrant. He thinks you're an immigrant." "F*** your kind. F*** your race. F*** you‚" said the instigator. The younger man stands up to face his apparent aggressor and squares off for a fight‚ prompting nearby riders to begin pressing toward the far side of the train. "There's babies on here‚" one woman can be heard yelling as the men begin to circle a post with their fists at the ready. After a brief exchange of blows‚ the instigator takes the advantage‚ pinning the 32-year-old against a seat. A masked woman who was previously standing beside the 32-year-old appears to dig into her purse‚ then stab the instigator repeatedly in the back. The instigator looks over at the woman and shouts‚ "Did you stab me?" "I didn't do nothing‚" the masked woman responds. A bystander attempts to de-escalate and separate the two fighters‚ but the instigator‚ whose lower back is bleeding‚ continues accusing the woman of stabbing him. "It became physical again and at some point the 36-year-old removed a firearm from his jacket‚" said Kemper. "He then took that firearm‚ started walking toward the 32-year-old who was on the train‚ yelling at him‚ walking toward him in a menacing way‚ and it became physical again between the two." — (@) During this final physical confrontation‚ the young man managed to get a hold on the gun and allegedly fired multiple shots. Kemper indicated the firearm used in the scuffle was a "small semi-automatic‚ maybe a .32 or a .25." As melee unfolded‚ the train pulled into Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station‚ where multiple police officers heard the shots‚ then rushed into action. The 36-year-old man was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition. The 32-year-old man was in custody as of Thursday night. Footage taken after shooting shows commuters taking cover and police on the scene with guns drawn. Unfortunately‚ I was there when it happened. @ABC7NY — (@) Forbes indicated that crime on the transit system increased 13.1% between January and March as compared with the same period last year. There were 388 incidents between Jan. 1 and March 3‚ the majority of which were grand larceny and felony assault. On March 3‚ a teenage girl was brutally attacked at the 168th Street Station and a 64-year-old man was kicked onto the subway tracks at Penn Station. Days earlier‚ Spectrum News reported a man was randomly slashed with a box cutter near Penn Station. Richard Henderson‚ a 45-year-old crossing guard and father of three‚ was gunned down in January after trying to break up a fight on the subway in Brownsville. Last month‚ Obed Beltran-Sanchez‚ a 35-year-old man with no permanent address‚ was slain and several others were injured in a rush-hour shooting resulting from a dispute between two groups of teenage thugs at the Mount Eden Avenue subway station. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Judge Scott McAfee has chosen not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from former President Donald Trump's election interference case in Georgia. However‚ she and her lover‚ special prosecutor Nathan Wade‚ will not be permitted to remain on the case together. While not the decision attorneys for Trump and his co-defendants ostensibly wanted‚ the unsuccessful effort to oust Willis has nevertheless exposed her to scrutiny outside the court‚ illuminated a history of "bad choices‚" and reinforced her characterization on the the right as a partisan antagonist in Trump's Georgia saga. McAfee's decision may also benefit him in his upcoming re-election campaign. Leftist attorney and talk-show host Robert Patillo is challenging McAfee for his seat. Not booting Willis may provide Patillo with one fewer critique to level at the Kemp appointee in the heavily Democratic county. Despite this turn of events‚ it remains highly unlikely that the trial will take place before the November presidential election. Trump pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges against him‚ including the three quashed this week. If re-elected president‚ then Trump could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to have the case delayed until he leaves office. What's the background? Willis has been the subject of intense scrutiny ever since Ashleigh Merchant‚ attorney for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman‚ filed a 127-page court motion on Jan. 8 accusing the Democratic DA of being embroiled in "an improper‚ clandestine personal relationship" with Nathan Wade‚ the then-married private attorney whom she ultimately hired to lead Trump's prosecution. The original filing stated that Willis and Wade "have violated laws regulating the use of public monies‚ suffer from irreparable conflicts of interest‚ and have violated their oaths of office under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and should be disqualified from prosecuting this matter." Defense attorneys representing Trump and his co-defendants have since filed additional motions to disqualify Willis‚ accusing her of tainting the case by fomenting "racial animus and prejudice against the defendants"; coordinating with elements of the Biden White House and Jan. 6 committee in a politically motivated effort to kneecap the Republican front-runner; giving Wade preferential treatment; and possibly running afoul of the federal racketeering statute. While Willis ultimately admitted to the affair‚ her defense suggested it "does not amount to a disqualifying conflict of interest." She denied or brushed off the other allegations both in court filings and personally in court. Misconduct hearings Defense attorneys reiterated during Willis' ethics hearing in the Fulton County Superior Court that she had prejudiced potential jurors against the defendants and perpetrated a "fraud on this court." One key witness cast significant doubt on whether the DA and her lover had been honest with the court about the time frame of their affair. Willis' old friend and employee‚ Robin Yeartie‚ suggested that contrary to claims made in court by Willis and Wade‚ the lovers' affair had indeed predated Wade's November 2021 appointment as special prosecutor by roughly two years. While Wade's former law partner and defense attorney Terrence Bradley had similarly suggested to Merchant in text messages that the lovers' affair predated November 2021‚ he appeared to develop selective amnesia on the stand‚ suggesting he had only been speculating about the actual timeline. Merchant noted that even the appearance of a conflict of interest was grounds for Willis' removal‚ as it would‚ at the very least‚ undermine public confidence in the prosecution. McAfee signaled agreement‚ noting that Willis could be disqualified if evidence demonstrated an "actual conflict of interest or the appearance of one‚" reported The Hill. At one point‚ Willis told Merchant‚ "I'm not on trial‚ no matter how hard you try to put me on trial." Blaze News previously reported that Craig Gillen‚ a defense attorney for David Shafer‚ accused Willis and Wade of "systematic misconduct‚" stressing that "they need to go." Defense attorneys also suggested that Wade and Willis had perjured themselves by misleading the court about their affair and when it started. The ruling Judge McAfee suggested in highly anticipated Friday ruling that as far as a possible conflict of interest is concerned‚ Wade's "manner of payment is not actionable on its own." "A SADA’s oath of office‚ in combination with the supervision theoretically provided by a neutral and detached District Attorney‚ should generally be sufficient to dispel the appearance of that improper incentive. Nor would a romantic relationship between prosecutors‚ standing alone‚ typically implicate disqualification‚ assuming neither prosecutor had the ability to pay the other as long as the relationship persisted‚" wrote McAfee. However‚ the judge noted that "in combination‚ as is alleged here by the Defendants‚ a prima facie argument arises of financial enrichment and improper motivations which inevitably and unsurprisingly invites a motion such as this." McAfee indicated that despite the luxurious trips Wade and Willis went on‚ and the appearance that the special prosecutor may have paid Willis' way‚ the "Court finds that the evidence did not establish the District Attorney's receipt of a material financial benefit as a result of her decision to hire and engage in a romantic relationship with Wade." McAfee also determined that "financial gain flowing from her relationship with Wade does not appear to have been a motivating factor" on Willis' part to indict and prosecute the case. "Without sufficient evidence that the District Attorney acquired a personal stake in the prosecution‚ or that her financial arrangements had any impact on the case‚ the Defendants' claims of an actual conflict must be denied‚" wrote McAfee. McAfee noted that there remains‚ however‚ the appearance of impropriety on Willis' part "because of specific conduct‚ and impacts more than a mere 'nebulous' public interest." The lack of a "confirmed financial split [between Willis and Wade] creates the possibility and appearance that the District Attorney benefited — albeit non-materially — from a contract whose award lay solely within her purview and policing‚" wrote the judge. McAfee presented the state with two options. Either Willis can step aside along with her whole office and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council for reassignment‚ or Wade can withdraw. While the judge refused to disqualify Willis and did not find that she had prejudiced potential jurors against the defendants‚ he did blast her "tremendous lapse in judgment‚" the "unprofessional manner of the District Attorney's testimony during the evidentiary hearing‚" and Willis' "bad choices." Further‚ he indicated that the General Assembly‚ the Georgia State Ethics Commission‚ the State Bar of Georgia‚ the Fulton County Board of Commissioners‚ and voters in the county may "offer feedback on any unanswered questions that linger." Still in the game Permitted to remain on the case‚ Willis is expected to amend and refile the three charges McAfee quashed on Wednesday. Anthony Michael Kreis‚ a professor at the Georgia State College of Law‚ noted earlier this week‚ "Fani Willis has a habit of swinging back hard. To be clear‚ that doesn't always serve her perfectly well. ... I have a hard time believing she won't be back with perfected indictments just to prove a point." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As a Border Patrol agent for more than 32 years‚ starting under Reagan and ending under Trump‚ Randy Clark thought he had seen it all. But he has never seen anything like the border crisis under the current administration. “If we do not change in our election‚ and we stay the course we’re at right now‚ we will see an open border for years‚ and those nearly 80‚000 fentanyl deaths are going to continue or rise‚” Clark tells Glenn Beck. Glenn is well aware of what the current administration is doing to the country via the open border. “They’re bending over backwards to dismiss any crime coming from illegals that are crossing over‚” Glenn says‚ before asking Clark if he’s seen any correlation between those illegal aliens and rising crime. “There sure are and not to paint migrants with a broad brush‚” Clark says‚ noting that the only person responsible for the crime is not the only one to blame. “What we see on the official side is‚ ‘Well‚ the only person responsible for that crime is the murderer.’ Well‚ you hear that because there was no gun. If there was a gun‚ well‚ then it would have been the gun‚ but it wouldn’t have been this administration‚” he adds. Clark doesn’t believe the Biden administration is going to take any responsibility for what they have “unleashed on America.” “And I say unleashed because I was in the Border Patrol when Ronald Reagan was president‚ and I left at the end of the Trump administration in August of 2020‚ right at September. This never existed. What I have seen in the last three years‚ I have no advice to give border control agents‚” Clark continues. “I cannot tell them how to cope with this‚ because we never saw it before‚” he adds. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Multiple protesters interrupted a Broadway show with messages about rising sea water and fossil fuels‚ prompting responses from both of the show's stars‚ Michael Imperioli and Jeremy Strong.The show called "An Enemy of the People‚" which sometimes involves audience participation‚ was halted by the activists causing confusion among ticket holders. Three protesters shouted slogans such as‚ "No theater on a dead planet!" with T-shirts sporting the same phrase.One activist even walked onto the stage and started a diatribe."I am very‚ very sorry to interrupt your night and this amazing performance. I am a theater artist‚" the man began. "The oceans are rising. It will swallow this city and this entire theater whole. I am putting my career on the line because we are not doing anything about this crisis. The water is coming for us!" he added‚ according to the New York Post."Sopranos" star Imperioli would be heard shouting‚ "Go back to drama school!"Strong‚ from the show "Succession‚" reportedly remained in character and said‚ "Let them speak." 3/ Activists are facing harsh sentences for nonviolent protest. Joanna Smith and Tim Martin protested at the National Gallery of Art to highlight the climate crisis. They face up to ten years in prison and fines of $500‚000. — (@) In another clip posted to X‚ Imperioli is seen walking off stage as he tells one of the protesters‚ "You are disgusting!""Liar‚ liar!" he added as he walked out of frame."Governments have failed us! They will do anything to stop you from learning the truth!" another climate alarmist yelled.Then‚ Strong interjected and started yelling back‚ "You've got to go‚ you've got to go!" which sparked applause from the audience. more from an enemy of the people tonight! \nvia: \ud83d\udcf8: oseh11 — (@) Activist group Extinction Rebellion took credit for the interruption‚ citing that "Rebels disrupted #AnEnemyOfThePeople on #Broadway. #Climate activists aren't the enemy; it's fossil fuel criminals like Exxon &; Chevron. If we don’t #EndFossilFuels now‚ there'll be #NoTheatreOnADeadPlanet."This was followed by a press release justifying their actions‚ which was written as if the group was promoting a product rather than a public nuisance."This action follows a tradition of nonviolent civil disobedience in arts and theater‚ such as Parisian students’ occupation of the Odéon theatre in 1968 — not to mention theater itself as a powerful medium for provoking social change‚" the group wrote. "Just as 'An Enemy of the People' demands people act‚ Extinction Rebellion too is demanding immediate action ... Extinction Rebellion demands the government tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency‚ halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. These demands reflect the urgency of the existential crisis that we’re facing." — (@) Strangely‚ one activist made a point of specifically saying that she was "not protesting theater" and not "protesting the emissions that brought spectators to get here." However‚ she still claimed the interruption was the group's "last resort to draw public attention to the climate emergency."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Minecraft developer Mojang warns its players who are on PC to not update Minecraft via the Xbox app‚ else there’s a chance your worlds might be lost. The all-conquering sandbox game‚ which still eclipses even GTA 5 as the top-selling game ever as we look towards the arrival of Rockstar’s GTA 6‚ remains one of the most popular games around and is available to subscribers of Microsoft’s Game Pass service‚ so if you’re playing it through the Xbox app then you’ll want to take this advice into account. Continue reading “Do not update Minecraft” via Xbox app‚ Mojang warns players MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds‚ Minecraft skins‚ Minecraft mods

How do you get Red Crystal Dust in Lightyear Frontier? From the name alone‚ you've likely assumed which common resource can eventually be turned into the one that you'll begin to need after cleaning up a few biomes. And you'd be right. But how you go about turning Red Crystals into Red Crystal Dust isn't as straightforward as you might expect. It's not a complicated process‚ but it can be a lengthy one if you're after it too early. Think you need to turn those crystals into dust as soon as you've found them? That's not the case. You might still need to know how to restore Pine Heights in Lightyear Frontier first. That'll at least give you a solid source of crystals once you actually need them. With that done‚ you'll then want to look into how to build the Merchant Landing. It's the first step in making (and spending) space money. Continue reading How to get Red Crystal Dust in Lightyear Frontier MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Games like Stardew Valley‚ Best life games‚ Best farming games

Where do you find Caroots to make Caroot Oil in Lightyear Frontier? One eventually becomes the other with the help of a farm-favourite machine‚ but acquiring what's at the root of it all (get it?) is quite the process if you don't know where to look. If you need all the caroots on your quiet little edge of the galaxy‚ read on: you'll get some handy upgrades for your efforts. Still in the early stages of this space-faring farming quest? Learn how to restore Pine Heights in Lightyear Frontier to gather some basic materials with ease. And knowing how to build the Merchant Landing can save you a lot of time in the long run so long as you have the coin to buy what she's likely to offer. Continue reading How to get Caroots and Caroot Oil in Lightyear Frontier MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Games like Stardew Valley‚ Best life games‚ Best farming games

Where can you find Rabbages in Lightyear Frontier? The little play on words on show is a simple clue as to where you'll find the easy-growing space veggies. At the very least‚ it'll tell you what to look out for‚ and that's an important aspect given you'll need a veritable shed full of the things to get some important upgrades for your mech. If we're right in assuming you're not too far into Lightyear Frontier right now‚ you'll probably learn something by reading up on how to restore Pine Heights. And once you're done with that‚ you might want to figure out how to build the Merchant Landing to start making some big space money to spend on silly cosmic furniture and flashy parts for your trusty farmech. Continue reading How to get Rabbages in Lightyear Frontier MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Games like Stardew Valley‚ Best life games‚ Best farming games

Where can you find Wood and Softwood in Lightyear Frontier? Though they may look similar‚ these similar-sounding materials are used for several opposing crafts in the new cosy space farming game. Before you go chopping down every tree in sight‚ turning the lush planet into a recreation of the one you left behind‚ learn which trees drop each type of wood. It'll save you time and save the planet. Assuming you're early into your space-faring adventure‚ you might want to first learn how to restore Pine Heights in Lightyear Frontier. It's typically the second zone you'll happen upon; one which plays host to the basic materials you'll need when getting started. Likewise‚ knowing how to build the Merchant Landing can save you a lot of time in the long run‚ too. Continue reading How to get wood‚ softwood‚ and hardwood in Lightyear Frontier MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Games like Stardew Valley‚ Best life games‚ Best farming games