Public Health
53 entries in this category
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Benefits of Mass Migration Outweigh CostsImmigration is inherently and reliably economically positive regardless of scale, composition, or management.
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Affirmative Action Causes No Reverse DiscriminationCivil rights protections and affirmative action do not discriminate against white people.
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Gender Care Ethical for Dysphoric KidsGender-affirming medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria satisfy basic standards of medical ethics on risk versus benefit.
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Policing Disparities Prove DiscriminationDisproportionate police searches of Black and Latino drivers indicate intentional racial discrimination unrelated to crime rates.
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Anti-Bias Training WorksDiversity, equity, and inclusion trainings effectively reduce bias and discriminatory behavior.
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Test-Blind Admissions Promote EquityEliminating standardized testing in college admissions would promote racial equity without harming academic preparation.
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Ending Immigration Restrictions Would Not Cause ChaosReversing Trump-era immigration restrictions would increase border crossings modestly without provoking political crisis.
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Implicit Bias Test Predicts DiscriminationThe Implicit Association Test measures unconscious racial bias that causes discriminatory behavior.
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Poverty Drives Urban HomicidesPoverty, inequality, and deprivation are the root causes of high homicide rates.
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Structural Racism Causes Health InequitiesStructural racism is a fundamental cause of health inequities.
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Anti-Police Activism Cuts HomicidesReducing police presence through anti-police activism will lower violence and homicide rates in Black communities.
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Black on White Crime Not a Major IssueBlack on White crime in the United States is not a socially important issue.
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Border Surge Not Key Voter IssueA surge at the border from lax immigration policies would not be an important issue to most voters, and stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters.
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Social Media Safe for AdolescentsSocial media is a reasonably safe consumer product for children and adolescents even when used heavily.
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White Flight Driven by BigotryWhite residents fled urban neighborhoods due to irrational racist stereotypes about black crime and disorder when blacks moved in during the mid-20th century.
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Transgenderism Reveals True Inner SelfSudden transgender and nonbinary identifications among youth represent authentic innate gender identities finally freed for expression.
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Amyloid Causes Alzheimer's DiseaseAmyloid proteins are the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease, prompting a cascade of biochemical changes that lead to dementia.
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Learning Styles Improve Instruction OutcomesMatching teaching methods to students' preferred learning styles such as visual, auditory, or kinesthetic enhances learning outcomes.
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BLM Not Responsible for Homicide SpikeThe spike in homicides in 2020 occurred started before George Floyd's death on May 25.
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Places Drive Homicide DifferencesDifferences in firearm homicide rates between adjacent neighborhoods are primarily caused by environmental features of places rather than differences in people.
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Microaggressions Cause Mental Health HarmMicroaggressions cause harm and have negative impacts on health and mental health, as inferred from correlations in nonexperimental studies.
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Airport Profiling is Racial DiscriminationAirport security must avoid profiling Arab or Middle Eastern-looking travelers to prevent racial discrimination and disparate impact.
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3-Cueing System Helps Kids Learn to ReadChildren learn to read the same way they acquire spoken language, by guessing words from contextual, semantic, and syntactic cues rather than systematic phonics.
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Trans Skepticism Causes SuicideSkepticism of transgender ideology drives trans people to suicide and equates to genocide.
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DEI Drives Business SuccessDEI initiatives improve corporate performance, attract talent, and pose no significant legal or reputational risks.
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Blacks Receive Harsher SentencesBlack and Latino defendants receive harsher sentences than Whites or Asians for most crimes.
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Federal Cuts Like Twitter LayoffsDrastic staff reductions in federal agencies succeed the same way as in private companies like Twitter.
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COVID-19 Has Natural OriginSARS-CoV-2 emerged naturally from wildlife and the lab-leak hypothesis is a baseless conspiracy theory.
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Universal Health Standards Fit All RacesClinical standards like growth charts and BMI thresholds assume a single human prototype applicable across all populations regardless of ancestry.
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Gender is a Social ConstructGender is a social construct distinct from biological sex.
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Epigenetics Transmits Ancestral TraumaEnvironmental stresses and traumas are transmitted across multiple human generations via heritable epigenetic modifications.
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Refrigerator Mothers Cause AutismAutism and schizophrenia result from emotionally cold or dysfunctional mothers known as refrigerator or schizophrenogenic mothers.
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Diverse Essential Workers Should be Vaccinated Before SeniorsVaccinating essential workers before seniors would best promote equity and save more lives despite data showing higher deaths.
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Trauma Lodges in Body TissuesTraumatic experiences embed in the body and tissues, causing ongoing harm relieved by somatic processing.
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System 1 Thinking Causes Irrational ViolenceHuman errors, biases, and violence stem from fast System 1 thinking that can be corrected by deliberate System 2 reflection.
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Specialists Required for Effective TherapyOnly licensed mental health specialists can effectively deliver evidence-based psychotherapy for depression.
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Willpower Builds Long-Term SuccessExercising state self-control through willpower in the moment reliably leads to long-term success and better life outcomes.
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Brain Differences Are Caused by Structural RacismRace differences in brain structure serve as a reminder of structural racism's public health effects.
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Rising Diagnoses Signal Mental Illness EpidemicSharp increases in mental health diagnoses among children reflect a genuine surge in the prevalence of mental disorders.
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Trauma Causes Borderline Personality DisorderBorderline personality disorder is mostly caused by childhood trauma, especially sexual abuse.
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Gain-of-Function Benefits Outweigh RisksThe benefits of gain-of-function experiments on viruses outweigh the risks of laboratory accidents causing pandemics.
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Parents Primarily Shape ChildrenChildren turn out the way they do primarily because of their parents' child-rearing styles.
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Saturated Fat Causes Heart DiseaseDietary fat — particularly saturated fat and cholesterol — is the primary dietary driver of cardiovascular disease.
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Economics Alone Drives Urban DeclinePopulation decline in major American cities stems primarily from economic shifts like factory closures and job losses rather than high murder rates.
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Black Doctors Double Black Newborn SurvivalFor high-risk Black newborns, having a Black physician more than doubles the likelihood that the baby will live.
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Prohibition Heals Social IllsProhibiting alcohol will cure societal problems like alcoholism, domestic violence, and political corruption.
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Sexual Assaults Increase in Europe Not From ImmigrationThe increase in sexual assaults in Europe is not due to immigration.
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Murder Rates Are Accurate Proxy for CrimeMurder rates accurately reflect overall crime and disorder levels across time and between countries.
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Beauty is in the Eye of the BeholderThere is no objective standard of attractiveness; it all depends on who is looking and their personal and cultural point of view.
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Media Consolidation Improves BroadcastingConsolidating local TV broadcasters enhances efficiency, content quality, and serves consumer interests.
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Lobotomy Cures Psychiatric DisordersLobotomy is an effective neurosurgical treatment for psychiatric disorders by severing prefrontal cortex connections.
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Blue Zones Confer Exceptional LongevityCertain regions known as Blue Zones around the world feature significantly higher rates of centenarians and exceptional longevity due to unique lifestyle factors.
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Chemical Imbalance Causes DepressionDepression stems from a chemical imbalance in the brain that antidepressants correct through biological mechanisms.