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  • Freakonomics Revenge: Authors Crediting Abortion for Crime Drop Now Blame Feminism for Society Ills

    10/24/2009 4:30:56 PM PDT · by Rufus2007 · 17 replies · 1,454+ views
    Newsbusters ^ | October 24, 2009 | Jeff Poor
    We'll have to wait and see if the so-called outside-the-box thinking once praised by some of liberal media elites will get the same reception with this latest edition. In 2005, University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner released the book "Freakonomics" that provided cover for the pro-abortion movement in America by suggesting legalized abortion lowered crime and had a positive impact on society. However, in their new book "SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance," Levitt and Dubner blame what is generally accepted to be a liberal...