LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Authorities in Florida say they are not charging teens who taunted and filmed a man while he drowned to death, according to a CNN report published Friday. Five boys, who are all reportedly between the ages of 14 and 16, can be seen in their video not only waiting idly…
By Steve Birr Marijuana use among America’s youth is experiencing a decline and young teens say the drug is growing increasingly difficult to find. Marijuana accessibility is at a record low for 8th and 10th graders and has stayed roughly stagnant among students in 12th grade. Just 34.6 percent of 8th graders said they could…
by Craig Boudreau A new study published in the journal Tobacco Control has shown that teens who vape don’t use nicotine by a 3 to 1 margin, EurekAlert reported Thursday. The study used data compiled by Monitoring The Future, a project designed to assess “behavior of young people,” and surveyed nearly 15,000 students from 12th, 10th and 8th…
By Aya Katz Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree: the minimum wage should go up. Yet neither of them seem to have considered the consequences. When the minimum wage goes up, black teens lose their jobs. According to economists William Even from Miami University and David MacPherson from Trinity University, based on a sampling of 600,000…
Are emojis misogynist? Is texting promoting the patriarchy? If you’re like most people, you laughed at those questions. But some people have taken a lot of time and effort to coach children into perpetuating such a ridiculous narrative. TLR’s Seamus Coughlin takes them apart and explores some of the more nuanced issues regarding what girls…
Guy Bentley Marijuana use among high school students has remained flat despite the implementation of a series of legalization measures across the country, new data show. The Monitoring the Future Survey, released Wednesday, showed there has not been any significant change in marijuana prevalence this year across 8th, 10th and 12th graders, with each group…