MercatorNet: Uzbekistan. Bearded and breastfeeding. Italian fertility || MercatorNet

MercatorNet's week is off to a strong start with a feature on the future of Uzbekistan after the death of the only leader it has had since independence, an article on the new frontier in transgenderism, breastfeeding transmen, and the future of Italian fertility. We've also included stories from last week, especially two features abaout the canonisation of Mother Teresa. Enjoy!

Michael Cook 
Editor 
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The bearded lady and her baby By Michael Cook Time magazine's latest hero: a transgender man breastfeeding her baby Read the full article

 

Fertility tips from Palazzo Chigi? For heaven’s sake! By Chiara Bertoglio A clumsy government effort to boost the birthrate enrages Italians. Read the full article

 

Why the West should watch Uzbekistan By Andrew Liaugminas and Sheila Liaugminas The death of the president last week leaves a power vacuum in this strategic country in Central Asia Read the full article

 

The Pope, climate change and population control By Marcus Roberts Change consumerism! Not birthrates! Read the full article

 

The tragedy of not being a saint By Michael Cook Mother Teresa made holiness wholly credible Read the full article

 

Mother Teresa: a ‘Saint of Darkness’ By Gëzim Alpion An Albanian sociologist reflects upon the amazing impact of the little nun in a white sari Read the full article

 

Why don’t you just marry yourself? By Carolyn Moynihan Sologamy must be the meanest of modern marriage myths. Read the full article

 

Dating and demographics By Jon Birger and Laura Perrins With more women than men in many American colleges, life gets very complicated Read the full article

 

Republican voters are not ‘moving on’ from marriage By Frank Schubert Politicians who betray marriage face a swift electoral backlash. Read the full article

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