Everything that lives will eventually die. The problem is that in the spring of our youth, the end of our lives feels far away. Because of that, we become cocky and self-assured, casting aside belief in the consequences of the kind of regret that puts things in perspective and, at the end of our lives, reminds us of what was really important.

Two women are in the news right now. Gloria Steinem, a writer and journalist who just died at 92, and Lindsay Clancy, on trial in Massachusetts for the murder of her three children.

It will be interesting to see whether what began in a courtroom that at times resembled a women’s rally will elevate a mother with postpartum depression into a feminist icon.

Steinem was a feminist in the 1960s and ’70s, when it wasn’t popular to be one. She went on to spend her life redefining peace, justice, and racial fairness and fighting for women’s liberation, which came to primarily mean a woman’s right to choose to dispose of her offspring.

In the eyes of many, Steinem was adored as an activist, even though her idea of equality was rooted in her belief that men, marriage, and children were oppressive because their presence in a woman’s life could deter her from achieving loftier goals.

At an abortion awareness rally in 1969, Steinem listened to other women’s abortion stories. At the time, unless a woman’s mental or physical health was in danger, abortion was illegal in the U.K. This is somewhat how, at the moment, the seriousness of child murder is in danger of being downplayed if mental illness is identified as a motive.

Steinem venerated the doctor who, like Henry VIII, approved of Anne Boleyn climbing the scaffold to be beheaded by the man assigned to wield the sword. The doctor referred Steinem for the execution of her unborn child in the womb by a practitioner willing to perform the procedure.

In language that is now regarded as heroic and liberating, before doing the deed or referring her to a female doctor who did the deed — either way — the willing accomplice made Steinem promise two things: “First, you will not tell anyone my name. Second, you will do what you want to do with your life.”

Nearly 60 years after her child had been killed, Steinem dedicated her memoir, “My Life on the Road,” to her hero, Dr. John Sharpe.

Around that time, Steinem was widely viewed as a crusader for abortion rights, calling it “reproductive freedom,” a watered-down slogan she thought would make the subject more palatable in political discussion and a phrase that continues to be used in abortion debates to this day.

But now, Steinem is dead, and her legacy will be credited with having spent the lion’s share of her earthly existence downplaying the value of life while exalting a woman’s right to dispose of her children.

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Gloria Steinem, in life and now in death, will be idolized as an icon for women who embraced the idea that liberation is the right for a woman to snuff out life in the womb.

Her glowing death announcement states that she “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.” It is stunning that someone gets to pass away peacefully after spending a lifetime advocating the slaughter of the unborn.

The sad truth is that the “many who loved her” circling her bed did not include the son or daughter who would have been entering the seventh decade at the time of their mother’s death. What that touching announcement didn’t mention was whether she finally felt the regret she admitted she couldn’t muster for 69 years over the decision to sacrifice her child on the altar of ambition.

Despite all the books, speaking engagements, and accolades laid at Steinem’s feet, as the totality of her life flashed before her eyes, the son or daughter over whom success took precedence, whether she was capable or willing to admit it, may have been the last thing to cross her mind before passing into eternity.

Surely her progressive contribution to advancing a woman’s right to decide whether life inside her womb survives is Gloria’s legacy.

Now, nearly seven decades after Steinem’s backroom abortion, another woman with the potential to be a progressive pioneer in the fight for a mother’s rights over the lives of her children has been sitting in a wheelchair in a courtroom in Plymouth, Massachusetts. At the time Steinem terminated her child’s life, it was illegal unless a woman was physically or mentally ill. Today, mental illness is exploited as a defense in a trial where three children were executed by their mother.

Although it might not look like it, the female support surrounding Lindsay Clancy is similar to the support Steinem received in 1969, when women rallied because they felt no one understood their plight. At this juncture in the Clancy trial, although Clancy’s children, unlike Gloria’s, were outside the womb, the willingness to call her innocent hinges solely on her mental state: guilty if she had her wherewithal, exonerated if mental illness drove her to murder her babies.

In Clancy’s case, the thoughts and feelings of her children concern not whether they had regrets, but rather what kind of terror a confused preschooler, toddler, and infant experienced as their mother, for whatever reason, decided they no longer had the right to life.

How different is what Lindsay Clancy did — for whatever the reason — from Gloria’s youthful decision to benefit herself?

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As these thoughts come full-circle, it’s important to consider the impact Gloria Steinem had on the deaths of more than 65 million unborn children and how she’s being celebrated and mourned, in light of the potential Lindsay Clancy’s defense might have as an excuse to deny the right to life to those of us outside the womb.

Steinem’s actions helped reshape the nation’s views on abortion. In the same way, Clancy could change the nation’s views on maternal filicide. And after postpartum psychosis is accepted as an excuse to kill three children, what’s the next step in the progression for those who move through life like a horse with blinders?

If the progressive impulse to excuse the killing of children in the womb extends to children outside it, Lindsay Clancy’s case could have consequences far beyond her trial — potentially eroding the right to life even more profoundly than Gloria Steinem’s abortion activism did.

Gloria Steinem is gone. Lindsay Clancy is still here. It will be interesting to see whether what began in a courtroom that at times resembled a women’s rally will elevate a mother with postpartum depression into a feminist icon who moves the needle from excusing child murder to finding any other excuse to dispose of human life because societal mores demand it.

Steinem’s opportunity to influence the culture is over. Cases like Lindsay Clancy’s may only be beginning.

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A rabbi was caught along with seven other men allegedly trying to arrange for underage sex, and he was caught with a damning item.

The sting operation was conducted by the New York State Police in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation between Aug. 27 and 28 in Onondaga County.

The men allegedly arranged to have sex through text messages and believed they were doing so with a teenager.

The eight men were charged with attempted rape in the second degree, according to a state police release.

Court documents indicated that an undercover officer pretended to be a 14 or 15 year old during the operation. The men allegedly arranged to have sex through messaging apps and believed they were doing so with a teenager.

All of the men separately arranged to have sex at hotels or at hotel parking lots in Syracuse, Liverpool, or Salina.

“Each one of these individuals came in contact with law enforcement during their search for an actual child,” said Assistant District Attorney Jarrett Woodfork for Onondaga County.

Police said Rabbi Peter Schaktman was arrested for trying to arrange sex with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy. He allegedly had sex lubricant in his possession at the time.

Schaktman and the following four men were arrested on Aug. 27:

Jarod M. Groah, age 42, from Frankfort, NYWilliam D. Sheehan, age 53, from Syracuse, NYJohn L. Dejesus, age 34, from Syracuse, NYXiaoqing Qi, age 37, from Syracuse, NY

These three men were arrested on Aug. 28:

Marvin D. Knapp, age 44, from Syracuse, NYWilliam D. Whitfield, age 41, from Seneca Falls, NYKevin M. Lapoint, age 65, from Cicero, NY

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Temple Emanu-El, a Jewish temple in Utica, released a statement saying the rabbi was suspended over the heinous allegations and they were cooperating completely with law enforcement.

“Temple Emanu-El is shocked and deeply troubled by the serious criminal charges involving Rabbi Peter Schaktman,” the temple said. “We recognize the sadness, confusion, anger, and many unanswered questions this news may create for members of our congregation and the broader community. Our thoughts are with all those who may have experienced harm and with their loved ones.”

The eight men were arrested in separate cases unrelated to each other.

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Andrew Garfield is really committed to the bit.

The versatile star played Spider-Man in two feature films, but back in 2013 he shared a curious wish for the web-slinger.

‘I would like to avoid being in a tampon commercial 20 years after I’m dead.’

Why couldn’t he be gay?

The comments caught fire at the time, and more than a decade later, he hasn’t budged on the issue.

“I like the idea of a place where everyone is being honored and everyone is being included, and it was just a kind of act of saying, ‘Well, why not?’ And you’ll be telling on yourself if you have a strong opinion either way.”

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” the fourth solo adventure in the Tom Holland-led series, shattered records mere weeks ago and is now in the top five grossing films of all time.

If it ain’t broke, why in the world would Hollywood want to fix it? Or is the MCU “telling” on itself for wanting the good box office times to keep rolling?

Goodbye, Dolly

We just can’t quit Dolly Parton.

The country music superstar passed last month at the age of 80, but interest in all things Dolly is just warming up. Parton’s songs zoomed up the iTunes music charts in the days after her death. Her estate announced that she previously recorded a special new song, “My Place in History,” to be released on her 100th birthday in 2046.

This week, an ABC broadcast of her beloved 1980 film “9 to 5” scored the network its biggest ratings for a film in over three years.

Meanwhile, country superstar Jelly Roll is still juggling the fallout from his disastrous week guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” …

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Down with ‘Uprising’?

“First reaction” stories should be relegated to fifth-rate movie blogs and Bluesky. These stories capture early film reviews from influencers who like almost everything.

If you need a reference point, the recent “Supergirl” earned solid “first reactions.” Raves even. So there’s that.

Which makes the terrible “first reactions” to “The Uprising” genuinely newsworthy. Our friend Andrew Garfield anchors the film, based on actual events of a peasant uprising against King Richard II.

Director Paul Greengrass has made some great films, including “United 93” and “Captain Phillips.”

So what went wrong? The pacing, the dialogue, and the execution, apparently …

Clooney … for her

George Clooney has seen the future, and he’s a mite worried about it.

You can’t blame him. He’s a big Hollywood star, and the rise of AI will dramatically impact his industry. Jobs will be lost. Old stars will be reborn (just ask the Val Kilmer estate that OK’d a digital Kilmer “comeback” for an upcoming film).

Clooney is keeping his sense of humor about the future and his own possible “comeback.”

“I would like to avoid being in a tampon commercial 20 years after I’m dead. I would like that. I would like to avoid that.”

We feel his pain. But if AI can fix old “Facts of Life” episodes and digitally remove Clooney’s mullet, it won’t be all bad …

Marvel make-’em-ups

When you think improv, names like Larry David, Robin Williams, and Colin Mochrie come to mind.

What about Thor, Captain America, and Ant-Man?

The upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” began production without a finished script. Seems problematic for a movie with a budget north of $400 million, no? Not according to directors Anthony and Joe Russo.

The duo, who previously gave us “Infinity War” and “Endgame,” explained away the lack of a finished script.

We’re improvisation-based, rehearsal-based directors. We like to see what the actors bring to the characters, and sometimes you don’t get the actors until a few days or a few weeks before you shoot them. And a lot of the time, that’s when the magic happens.

“Doomsday” isn’t a comedy, but that defense is hysterical …

Blind casting

Wait … was “Saturday Night Live’s” Pat not available?

Actress Sandra Hüller of “Project Hail Mary” fame is set to star in the upcoming “Arbeit und Struktur” (“Work and Structure”), a biopic of the late German writer and artist Wolfgang Herrndorf.

Yes, Hüller is female and Herrndorf, best known for his 2010 coming-of-age best-seller “Tschick,” was a man.

The actress called the role a “profound challenge.” Hard to argue with that.

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Last month, a viral X debate erupted among conservatives after Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet shared a college student’s complaint that “a burrito shouldn’t cost $20,” prompting other conservatives to argue that the exorbitant price had more to do with poor spending habits than inflation alone.

While somewhat silly at face value, “burritogate,” says BlazeTV host Auron MacIntyre, reveals a contentious divide in conservative America over the nation’s affordability crisis. But while people are getting riled up debating charts and graphs, they’re missing a kind of loss that is much harder to quantify, he says.

On this episode of “The Auron MacIntyre Show,” Auron sits down with British author Johann Kurtz to discuss the social currency they believe is at the heart of America’s cost-of-living crisis.

Kurtz says it’s true that official numbers make young people look richer because goods like technologies, toys, cheap food, travel, and apps have gotten less expensive. But at the same time, the essentials that actually build a stable adult life — rent, homes, child care, school, and health insurance — have gotten much more expensive.

“Graduating from a good education, getting a stable career, finding a good spouse, buying a nice home, and having children — anchoring the debate on the price of a burrito, you know, it’s an interesting flash point, but I do think that these deeper issues risk getting lost in the discussion,” he says.

One of those issues is social capital.

In his recent article “Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests otherwise,” Kurtz argued that young people feel financially squeezed not only because prices are higher but because earlier generations got free social capital — trusted neighbors, functional schools, courtship norms, predictable careers, and a usable public square.

But in today’s world, that stock has been diminished, forcing young people to purchase expensive stand-ins.

“In London, where I’m from, the classic recommendation for middle-class parents is: You don’t need an expensive home; you should just get a starter home in somewhere like Kentishtown,” says Kurtz.

But modern Kentishtown, he explains, is “full of unsavory characters” that make the area unsafe for families. “Material conditions have changed.”

Today, “it is no longer often wise to opt for the public school. There is actually a good reason to choose the private school,” he tells Auron, noting that 50 years ago, 85% of the families of public school children were intact and likely upheld “implicitly Christian context.”

“Now that intact family rate has totally collapsed, and the only place where it can be predicted and relied upon as a kind of norm typically are in harder-to-access spaces — charter schools, public schools, classical Christian education, homeschooling,” Kurtz explains.

This trend isn’t showing up just in education, however, but in virtually all “easy, cheap public option[s].”

“[Easy, cheap public options were] good because they were embedded in a good culture populated by good people who sort of shared a vision and understanding and moral sense of life that you shared. And thus you could slum it a little bit,” he says.

But in the modern day, slumming it comes at exorbitant social cost. Such a lifestyle, says Kurtz, is more often than not shared by people who are “quite sketchy and are quite dangerous and are quite anti-family.”

Auron agrees. “In America, the famous example is Detroit. You know, people say, ‘Well, you can get a house for $50,000.’ Sure, and all you need is, you know, the machine gun perched on top of your roof in order to make sure that your home is safe all the time,” he says.

“What’s really happened is the breakdown in all of those things that used to operate in the background that were built into the social fabric,” he continues. “The idea that you had intact households that cared for each other, that cared for the neighborhood, that made places safe, that made places affordable, that allowed for child care and all these things that weren’t a paid job … that took a large amount of the burden off of young working families.”

But today, those built-in support systems are largely gone and therefore must be supplemented with paid child care, expensive housing in safe neighborhoods, private or classical Christian schooling, and other costly stand-ins for neighborly and family support.

What people are missing in the debates surrounding the affordability crisis, says Kurtz, is that “social capital is every bit as important as financial capital.”

“[When] you quantify everything and you host these very abstract arguments, which are exclusively framed in terms of a narrow set of poorly understood reductive metrics, it misses all of that context, which is why the lived reality on the ground can differ so radically from the kind of theoretical arguments that people make online.”

To hear more, watch the episode above.

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An attorney representing Maria Bartiromo released a combative statement denying that she was fired from Fox News.

The longtime host at Fox Business had reportedly “parted ways” with the network effective immediately, according to a network statement Thursday.

‘Maria is a total professional, and a true warrior. Her fans, of which there are many, will not be happy.’

“The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false,” read a statement from her attorney on Friday.

“Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise,” the attorney continued. “Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.”

When asked about this new statement, Fox News said its previous statement “speaks for itself.”

The statement could have been in response to reports that Bartiromo had been fired after allegedly making an improper disclosure to the White House about Fox News refusing to air the president’s election fraud claims.

Bartiromo had worked at CNN and CNBC before moving to Fox News in 2014. She had come to host two shows, one that bore her name: “Mornings with Maria” and “Sunday Morning Futures.” Both will be renamed after her departure.

Blaze News also previously reported that her profiles at the Fox News and the Fox Business websites were both scrubbed from the internet.

“I can’t believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business,” said the president in a social media post. “Maria is a total professional, and a true warrior. Her fans, of which there are many, will not be happy. God bless you, Maria!”

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Bartiromo was celebrated in 1995 as the first reporter to broadcast daily from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

She also was the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame in 2011.

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