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Two “teen takeovers” that complicate my point, but they’re still hoaxes
- Newport Beach, July 5th
I’ve derided “teen takeovers” as overblown hoaxes involving grownups, not teenagers. However, Newport Beach’s “mass event” – drunken riot – that erupted after midnight on July 5th was a big deal… and another o...
2026’s “teen takeover” panic was a shameful hoax police, politicians, and the press will keep peddling as long as it’s profitable
It’s okay to lie about teenagers. That’s the unspoken fraud cops, local officials, and media reporters perpetrate.
In city after city, police statistics document no “teen takeovers” occurred that even remotely resembled the phony press his...
The newest major Youth Risk survey contains a deadly warning: lawmakers and crusaders, stop meddling with teenagers using social media
“PROTECT OUR KIDS!” California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared (his caps) – yes, on social media – after he signed what the fawning press called “strict social media protections for teens.”
That’s two bad jokes about California’s new laws, one...
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The first numbers from the CDC’s massive new youth-risk survey offer key insights into teenagers’ mental health. Authorities aren’t going to like them.
The School District of Philadelphia deserves hearty congratulations for its comprehensive, first-out-of-the-gate release of data from its local version of the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Philadelphia’s survey...
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Senior researcher, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice; YouthFacts.org. Taught sociology, psychology at University of California. Author of books/journal articles/ op-eds in The Lancet, American Journal of Public Health, New York Times, etc.
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