#children
# science
Scientists are studying if babies are born with empathy and altruism and their research may help us create a blueprint for solving today's partisan tribalism and civil cold wars.
# oddities
Right wing conspiracists weaponized partisan politics and concern about children into a toxic theory that's spilling out into the real world.
# politics
Religious protections and exemptions have gone so far that in certain cases, neglecting and abusing children is legal as long as you claim there's a religious reason for it.