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He should listen to what he said in his film, ‘Knocked Up.’ Every now and again, people need to be reminded that children are not toasters. No, this isn’t about kids identifying as household appliances (yet) but about reducing life to cost-benefit analyses and about applying utilitarian arguments to the value of life. Utilitarian arguments almost always end in less life, but if people insist on being logical about becoming parents, there are also utilitarian arguments in favor of having kids. They aren’t the reason to have kids, as anything involving utilitarianism will go sideways, but becoming a parent...

From ice storms to inflation, from impeachment to Ivermectin – these are the most notable and quotable, the winners and losers of 2021. News stories come and go every year, but what we remember are the people at the center of them. The Federalist staff has a few of those people in mind, for better or worse, that stood out in 2021. Here are our picks for the winners and losers of 2021.Jordan BoydWinner: ParentsSome of the biggest winners this year were parents who saw the radicalization of their children’s education and fought back. What started as fighting against the...

It’s about time the governor added a major award to his list of victories.Greg Abbott May Be Texas Monthly’s ‘Bum Steer Of The Year,’ But Only Because He Keeps WinningIt’s about time the governor added a major award to his list of victories.By Rich Cromwell By Rich CromwellDecember 17, 2021As it’s the Christmas season, it’s only fitting that someone win a major award. This year, one such award went to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in the form of Texas Monthly’s “Bum Steer of the Year,” an “annual roundup of Texas’s most ridiculous and idiotic endeavors, featuring political personalities, flashy figures,...

It’s not just the guns, almost every aspect of the cartoon series means it deserves to be canceled.“Looney Tunes” is back, this time on HBO Max, but with one major difference from the original series. In this iteration, when Elmer Fudd goes after Bugs Bunny, he won’t be armed with a rifle, but a scythe. Because if there’s one thing that doesn’t suggest a violent and bloody demise, it’s a scythe.In explaining the change, executive producer Peter Browngardt said, “We’re not doing guns. But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered...