In April 2026, a São Paulo court convicted Audato and Ieda Denardi of 'intellectual neglect' for homeschooling their daughters — even after prosecutors requested acquittal. The judge cited the girls' indifference to trap and sertanejo music as evidence of cultural deficiency. The conviction is under appeal, but the reasoning behind it deserves examination on its own terms.
A survey of more than 7,000 Americans finds that concerns about mental health, financial stress, and parenting competence are shaping family formation decisions in measurable ways. The deeper question is not demographic but anthropological: what account of the human person allows someone to see parenthood as meaningful rather than threatening? That question has no partisan answer, but it does have a serious one.
The Netherlands confirmed its first life-ending procedure for a child under 12 since expanding euthanasia law in 2024. The case turns on a distinction that psychology and Catholic anthropology share: compassion means entering proximity with the suffering person, not removing the person.
In April 2026, a São Paulo court convicted Audato and Ieda Denardi of 'intellectual neglect' for homeschooling their daughters — even after prosecutors requested acquittal. The judge cited the girls' indifference to trap and sertanejo music as evidence of cultural deficiency. The conviction is under appeal, but the reasoning behind it deserves examination on its own terms.
A survey of more than 7,000 Americans finds that concerns about mental health, financial stress, and parenting competence are shaping family formation decisions in measurable ways. The deeper question is not demographic but anthropological: what account of the human person allows someone to see parenthood as meaningful rather than threatening? That question has no partisan answer, but it does have a serious one.
A 2026 Harvard Business Review study found that 14% of workers using AI for professional tasks reported 'AI brain fry' — cognitive and motivational symptoms tied to over-delegation of mental work. One in seven workers is not a fringe case. The question is what kind of AI use erodes the person doing the using.
Jean Marie Davis was groomed for sexual exploitation starting at age two, trafficked across 33 states, and turned away by 27 shelters before one woman said yes. Her testimony dismantles the kidnapping myth that keeps most trafficking invisible, and it points toward what genuine rescue actually requires.