We’ve reached logical insanity: cops bust up whatever they define as a “teen takeover” even if the gatherings are not causing problems Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| June 2026 Apparently, cops and the press (same thing) can brand a 99+% peaceful gathering of “both teens and adults” as a “teen takeover” to justify busting it
“Teen takeovers!” everywhere! Still no evidence. Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| June 2026 Media, politicians, and cops decry “hundreds” or “thousands” of violent, property destroying, rampaging (Black) teenagers. Yet, these “takeovers” appear nowhere in police reports. I apologize for the sparsity of recent posts; I’m drafting a comprehensive journal article for peer review on the
The idiocy over “teen takeovers” gets worse: Chicago Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| June 2026 Chicago – another city I actually like – has been cursed with a long parade of youth-haters: Mayor Daley, Rahm Emannuel, John Wayne Gacy, Michelle Obama, the press, the entire Chicago Police Department. Even given a dismal history, today’s official
The New Precarity of Teen Librarianship Anthony Bernier, Project Director, YouthFacts.org | June 2026 Young adult (YA) librarianship emerged as an act of defiance – unapologetically asserting that professional service required distinct skills and focus. In 1978, Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), founded in response to prevailing dismissive attitudes about teenagers and librarianship, advocated how the
“The land of the free”? An appalling new study finds most American parents confine children to house arrest Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| May 2026 Where are children and teenagers supposed to be? Not online. Not out in their communities. If they sat in a lotus in their rooms chanting ohm all day, legislators would
Everything we’re told about “teenage suicide” and “bullying” is wrong (part 2) Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| May 2026 The teenage “bullying” discussion is so disgusting it’s hard to write about. It reveals how depraved, cruel, uncaring – and yes, bullying – today’s authorities are in indulging smug hate speech toward young people to cover
Everything we’re told about “teenage suicide” and “bullying” is wrong (part 1) Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| May 2026 Let’s begin with “teenage suicide,” which I’ve written about before, with some new information on how derelict authorities are on this life-or-death issue. The first lie: suicide rates among teens are skyrocketing along with social media use, every news article and
Parents’ abuses and adversities loom so large in teenagers’ mental health that obsessing over social media is pointless, a new analysis of our top health survey shows. Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| May 2026 The real issue crusaders deploring social media never mention: Troubled homes drive today’s teenagers’ “mental health crisis” far more than previously
“Protect children” crusaders’ zeal to punish teenagers and social media now openly endangers young people Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| April 2026 The ban-teens-from-social-media movement has degenerated into rewarding violent real-life child abusers and officials who ignore predators. The awkward Jungianism “enantiodromia” describes the bizarre progression of ideological movements into their polar opposites just as
Our top health agency’s surveys found what really makes teenagers depressed. Authorities’ deafening silence said: no one cares Mike Males, Principal Investigator, YouthFacts.org| April 2026 A brief history of how the Centers for Disease Control got the memo: No more honest science; ignore real troubles in teens’ lives; just join the stampede to blame “social
