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FACTS MATTER

Today, let’s go through a CDC update—both in terms of a viral outbreak onboard a cruise ship and some incoming major changes to the childhood vaccine schedule.

THE REPORT

The decline in fertility, which began in the 1960s, coincided with societal change including rising divorce rates and legalized abortion.

Our latest conversations with experts on politics, tech, health, and culture.

AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS

“What we’ve got today is too much money riding on seed oils. They can’t produce addictive, empty, junk food, processed food without the seed oils,” says Sally Fallon Morell, the President of the Weston A. Price Foundation.

CALIFORNIA INSIDER

California has always found ways to adapt. As wildfires are expected to continue to increase, the need for practical solutions is growing.

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