by Sarah Terzo — This post is a continuation of a series. Read Part I, Part II, and Part III. On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and only nation to use nuclear weapons against another nation with the bombing of Hiroshima. Estimates on the exact number of people killed by the bombing of Hiroshima vary. One estimate was that 140,000 people died as a result of the bombing by the end of 1945. Many children were made orphans by the atomic bomb. This is the story

by Sarah Terzo — This post is a continuation of a series. Read Part I and Part II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, died in the initial blast, and many more succumbed to radiation poisoning in the weeks and months after the bombing. Many children were killed, and others were orphaned. The account in this article comes from a 1951 book by Arata Osada, PhD, called Children of Hiroshim

by Sarah Terzo — This is part II of a series. You can read part I here. On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and, so far, only country to use nuclear weapons in wartime when our leaders dropped the atomic bomb on a civilian target, the city of Hiroshima. US assessments shortly after the bombing estimated that over 60,000 people were killed in Hiroshima. A later assessment estimated roughly 140,000 people died by the end of 1945 because of the bombing. While

by Sarah Terzo — The Bombing of Hiroshima This month is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which took place on August 6, 1945. Some children from Hiroshima became orphans. This article tells the stories of three of them. The accounts are from Arata Osada, PhD, Children of Hiroshima, originally published in 1951. Osada interviewed children who survived the bombing. The book was translated into English by Yoichi Fukushima. All quotes are from the 1980 edition. The thr

by Sarah Terzo — At the end of this article will be a link to take action. Medicaid work requirements will soon go into effect. States have some flexibility as to when they implement them, but every state must have them in place by January 1, 2027. Details of the New Policy To stay on Medicaid, adult recipients between the ages of 19 and 64 must document that they’re working at least 80 hours a month, are enrolled in an educational program, or have a monthly income equivalent

by Sarah Terzo — Organizations on both sides of the abortion debate have been trying to raise awareness of pregnant immigrants detained by ICE. These detainees are receiving substandard medical care, resulting in harm to themselves and their babies. The Number of Pregnant People in ICE Custody Seems to be Increasing Attorney Rebecca Cassler, who works for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, says her group is seeing increasing numbers of pregnant, postpartum, and nur

by Sarah Terzo — Donald Trump and Our Latest War President Trump has told the American people that the war in Iran has already been won, that Iran’s military has been decimated, that Iran’s leaders “want to make a deal so badly,” and that they are “begging to work out a deal.” In response to a reporter’s question , he stated, “We’ve won this war. This war has been won. The only one that likes to keep it going is the fake news… You read the New York Times , it’s like we’re n

by Sarah Terzo — The Study and Its Findings A study published in 2025 in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association found that immigrants who spent time in detention centers were up to twice as likely to suffer from PTSD as combat veterans. This study, which was published on January 24, 2025, four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, used data on detainees released in 2020 and 2021. The data paints a dire picture of the conditions inside immigrant detenti

by Sarah Terzo — After the Dobbs decision was leaked in May 2022, many media outlets predicted that maternal deaths would rise as a result. More women, they said, would die in childbirth if abortion weren’t available. For example, an article in the Washington Post said “researchers have estimated that maternal deaths could increase by up to 25 to 30 percent.” Pro-choice authors Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, in their book I’m Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of

by Sarah Terzo — Many people claim that public assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which assists people in buying food, allow lazy people to avoid working. They imagine a “welfare queen” who lives high on the hog on government benefits while refusing to work. They resent their tax dollars going to help such a person. People aren’t eating lobster and steak on SNAP, though. The monthly SNAP benefit varies , but the average amount pe

by Sarah Terzo — On August 6, 1945, the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons against another nation when our...

by Sarah Terzo — On August 6, 1945, the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons in a war with the dropping of...

by Sarah Terzo — On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Two hundred forty-seven thousand people, over...

The Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of a child

The war with Japan could have ended without it

by Sarah Terzo — Despite some last-minute changes, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” would make deep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), and...

A single mother and her children who had nowhere to turn, and how we can help families like them

by Sarah Terzo — Pro-abortion activists often say that when someone is pregnant with a baby expected to die, abortion is the...

by Sarah Terzo — On October 28th, John Grant, 60, was executed in Oklahoma. Witnesses say the execution was botched, and that Grant...