A fool notices that bringing children into the world facing disaster is not a wise choice, then convinces himself that it couldn't be wrong because it feels so good.

You don't have to be foolish like that.

The idea of a "biological imperative" that constitutes a reason why you should reproduce is nonsense. There is a biological tendency to reproduce, which exists for well-known evolutionary reasons, but a tendency to do something is not a reason to do it. I have a tendency to mislay things and forget where I put them, but that is no reason why I ought to forget.

Anything that makes you focus most of your attention on the well-being of one specific other person — which is almost guaranteed to call for more money than you can gain honestly — is a road to cheating or abusing people. It is wiser not to set foot on that path!

In Mexico, the ability of the rich to buy their way out of prosecution is now coming under exposure.

After Leading The Attack On Investigative Journalism, President Obama Whines About A Lack Of Investigative Journalism.

Some US food companies are going to stop using BPA, a hormone disrupter. But the replacements may be bad for people, too.

Prince Edward Island, in Canada, will legalize abortion.