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Entries by Philip N. Cohen from 10/2009

Demographic Science and Gay Civil Rights

| Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
Read More: 2010 Census, Census, Marriage, Michelle Obama, Same Sex Marriage, Science, Immigration, Chinese, Carl Sagan, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Allowing the Census Bureau to apply its scientific powers to the question of changing families is a breath of fresh air from which demographers, and the public, will ultimately benefit.

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This Halloween, Let's Protect Our Children from Anti-Stranger Hype

| Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
Read More: Halloween, Parenting, Family Violence, Crime, Sexual Assault, Family, Child Sexual Abuse, Sex Offenders Laws, Sex Abuse, Sex Offenders, Politics News

A recent analysis on sex abuse concluded there isn't even the smallest blip at Halloween -- no increase in the rates on the days around Halloween compared with days two weeks before or after.

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