By J. Steven Svoboda Last month, the National Post published Mark Joseph Stern’s article (“’Intactivists’ against circumcision, Sept. 19) criticizing anti-circumcision activists, whom Mr. Stern dismissed as “fringe,” “paranoid” and “bizarre.” But individuals committed to safeguarding children from unnecessary surgical interference include leading scientists, pediatricians, public health researchers, bioethicists, medical historians, and human rights...
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NCFM NOTE: On September 22, Mr. Svoboda sent a letter to Canada’s leading newspaper, the National Post, and to Slate, in response to Mark Joseph Stern’s horrific article, “‘Intactivists’ Against Circumcision.” Below is the text of the letter. The letter sent to Slate is virtually identical. We need to let children reach the age of majority and let them decide...
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NCFM NOTE: If you are not a believer or don’t know what damage the feminist crusades have caused in creating the Women Industries and Feminist Jurisprudence then one day you may awake in bed with a SWAT Team pointing machine guns at you because you passed gas when leaving a hearing at your local...
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Forgetting Children Born of War: Setting the Human Rights Agenda in Bosnia and Beyond. By R. Charli Carpenter. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. 273 pages. www.cup.columbia.edu. No price listed on book but website gives price as $37. Review by J. Steven Svoboda R. Charli Carpenter, assistant professor of political science at the University...
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Growing Balls: Personal Power for Young Men. By David N. Hafter. Philadelphia: XLibris, 2006. www.growingballs.com. 172 pages. Price varies. California marriage and family therapist has written what is apparently his first book, a life guide for young men between the ages of roughly 15 to 25. It’s a genuine gem. Hafter manages to find...
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Why Dads Leave: Insights & Resources for When Partners Become Parents. By Meryn G. Callander; Contributions by Jack W. Travis, M.D. Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia: Akasha Publications, 2012. www.whydadsleave.com. US $19.95. 335 pages. Review by J. Steven Svoboda. Australian social worker and wellness expert Meryn Callander has written a truly fascinating and valuable...
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How to Talk to Men: The Geisha & the Gorilla. By Mia Sage. Honolulu: Miamar Productions, 2012. 295 pages. www.miasage.com and www.amazon.com. No price listed on book but available on amazon for $30. Review by J. Steven Svoboda. Mia Sage, a young coach and trainer from Berlin who is currently living in Spain, has...
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Endowed: Regulating the Male Sexed Body. By Michael Thomson. New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. 194 pp. www.taylorandfrancis.com. No price stated but website gives price as 18.99 British pounds. Keele University Law Professor Michael Thomson has published his first book, and it’s a flawed yet truly thought-provoking examination of various aspects of the...
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The End of Men—And the Rise of Women. By Hanna Rosin. New York: Riverhead (Penguin) Books, 2012. Riverheadbooks.com. $27.95. 310 pages. Review by J. Steven Svoboda Hanna Rosin, a senior editor of The Atlantic, has produced an interesting, potentially groundbreaking book based on a cover article she wrote in 2010 for the magazine...
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NCFM NOTE: The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is an annual process through which eligible and approved nonprofit corporations are authorized to solicit donations from Federal employees. Without approval soliciting Federal employees for donations is illegal. NCFM has an “International” designation allowing it to solicit donations from Federal employees around the world. The actual campaign...
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