These compilations of articles from a variety of sources by the Family Research Council continue to offer interested people a gold mine. A new edition appears every two weeks. Readers will find in each a wealth of information not readily found elsewhere. For previous reviews I've posted, click here.
Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
- "A missional approach to education," Anthony Bradley, WORLD Magazine
- "NH Supreme Court Hears Homeschool Case," Katherine T. Phan, The Christian Post
Policy Proposals
- "Ivy Chase," Kevin A. Hassett, American Enterprise Institute
- "Will Parents Use Better Education Information If They Have It?," Andrew Kelly, The American
- "The Useless University," Matthew J. Milliner, The Public Discourse
- "Cosby joins Boehner in drive for more school choice," Deborah Simmons, The Washington Times
- "Human Dignity and Higher Education," Peter Augustine Lawler, The New Atlantis
Health Care
Abstinence
- "For African Youths, True Love Really Waits," Eryn Sun, The Christian Post
- "More Than 10% of Young Adults With STDs Claim Abstinence," Meredith Melnick, Time
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "Health Care Reform Begins at Home," Kevin E. Schmiesing, The Acton Institute
- "Obamacare and the Threat to Human Dignity," Donald P. Condit, The Acton Institute
- "Can the Religious Left Protect Obamacare?," Mark Tooley, The American Spectator
- "ObamaCare's Reality Deficit," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
- "9 Things States can do to Push Back against Obamacare," Grace-Marie Turner, The Galen Institute
- "In with the Constitution, out with Obamacare," D.C. Innes, WORLD Magazine
Homosexuality
- "Gay marriage isn't revolutionary. It's just the next step in marriage's evolution," Stephanie Coontz, The Washington Post
- "US State Department Steps Up Promotion of Homosexual Agenda," Lauren Funk, The Friday Fax
- "Why Should US Citizens Be Required to Pay for Same-Sex Marriage Benefits?," Thomas More Society
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "Too Many Aborted in NYC," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "Important Scientific Journal Article Published on Drugs like RU-486 and Ella," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Support for Abortion Slips," Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
- "Novels help convey pro-life perspective," Erin Roach, Baptist Press
- "Census 2010: New York State Aborts Three Times as Many Citizens as it Gains," Gerard Nadal, Coming Home
- "The Lazy Slander of the Pro-Life Cause," Helen Alvare, Greg Pfundstein, Matthew Schmitz and Ryan T. Anderson, The Public Discourse
- "Rising Above Roe v. Wade -- Maybe politics isn't the place to start," William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal
- "DA: Pa. had 'utter disregard' for abortion-seekers," MaryClaire Dale and Patrick Walters, Associated Press
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "CBC 2010 Winners and Losers," The Center for Bioethics and Culture
- "Using Vaccines Obtained From Intentionally Aborted Human Embryos," William E. May, Ph.D., Culture of Life Foundation
Euthanasia and End-of-Life Issues
- "The Disturbing Rehabilitation of Dr. Kevorkian," Wesley J. Smith, National Review Online
Human Dignity
- "Health, Safety, and Morals," Micah Watson, The Public Discourse
- "Don't Forget Sudan's Slaves," Nina Shea, National Review
- "'Human Rights in Hu Jintao's China'," Press Release, Congressman Chris Smith
Stem Cell Research
Articles by Dr. David Prentice
- "New Zealand Approves Adult Stem Cell Trial for Spinal Cord Injury," David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "In-the-Womb Transplants with Adult Stem Cells," David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "City of Hope Does 10,000th Adult Stem Cell Transplant," David Prentice, Family Research Council
Other Stem Cell Research News
- "The Church, Stem Cells and Our Future," Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News
Women's Health
- "A Woman, Not a 'Gestational Carrier'," Jennifer Lahl, Christianity Today
- "Ella: Muddying the Waters," Julie Lynch McDonald, Christianity and Pharmacy
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "Adoption of children should be encouraged, European Parliament says," The Sofia Echo
Family Economics
- "How Conservatives Can Limit the Scope and Size of Government," Christopher Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Is the Palestinian Authority more worthy of funding than the Coast Guard?," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "Obama's De-Regulation Proposal -- Boob Bait for Corporate Bubbas," Christopher Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Liftoff or Cold Shower?," John H. Makin, American Enterprise Institute
- "A Price for Raising the Debt Ceiling," Arthur B. Laffer, The Wall Street Journal
Family Structure
- ""Chinese mothers" from every nation," Pat Fagan, Family Research Council
- "Does Marriage, or Anything, Have Essential Properties?," Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, and Robert P. George, The Public Discourse
- "The Romance of Domesticity," Nathan Schlueter, Touchstone Magazine
- "Amy Chua Bludgeons Entire Generation of Sensitive Parents, Bless Her," Charles Murray, The American
Media
Pornography
- "Skins's Sexiness Worries MTV Execs," Juli Weiner, Vanity Fair
- "Eric Holder's dirty secret," Grier Weeks, The Daily Caller
Broadcast and Cable Decency
- "Double Standard," Stan Guthrie, Breakpoint
- "Narnia Invaded," Steven D. Boyer, Touchstone Magazine
- "MoveOn.Org: 'We Must Debate, Not Hate'," Susan Jones, CNS News
- "Interview With "There Be Dragons" Movie Director," Jesus Colina, Zenit
Internet
- "'It Did Not'," James Taranto, The Wall Street Journal
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "The New Martyrs," Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
- "Benedict and the Koran," Peter Brown, The Catholic Thing
- "Christian Activist's Torture Described," Mark Galli, Christianity Today
- "Who Fights for Religious Freedom? Obama's Ambassador Position Still Vacant," Tobin Grant, Christianity Today
- "The Good News About Evangelicalism," Byron Johnson, First Things
Religion in American Public Life
- "Christianity is conservative," Rob Schwarzwalder, The Daily Caller
- "Dr. King and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "Racial Justice and the Godness of God," Russell Moore, The Gospel Coalition
- "Faith on the Hill," Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Secularism
- "Environmentalism as Religion," Joel Garreau, The New Atlantis
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "Constitutionalism," Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post
- "The Constitution Did Not Condone Slavery," Ken Blackwell and Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "The Arizona shooting and the first amendment," Darin Miller, Family Research Council
- "Speaking Up for Barbarism," Ken Masugi, The Ashbrook Center
- "Enough is Enough: Why General Welfare Limits Spending," Julia Shaw, The Heritage Foundation
Other News of Note
- "Liberalism's Glass Slipper," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "Who's Spinning the Civil War?," Ken Masugi, The Ashbrook Center
- "Darwin, Design & Thomas Aquinas," Logan Paul Gage, Touchstone Magazine
- "Keeping the Peace: America in Korea 1950 - 2010," Sung-Yoon Lee, Imprimis
- "Not Triangulation but Regulation," Quin Hilyer, The American Spectator
Book reviews
- "Gilgamesh's Despair & Today's Deceptions," Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
- "The Fatal Position," Christopher Kaczor, The Public Discourse
- "The Degradation of Democracy," Harvey Mansfield, Claremont Review of Books
- "The Great Repudiation," James W. Ceaser, Claremont Review of Books
- "C. S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism," David J. Theroux, The Independent Institute
- "Tocqueville's "Letters from America"," Daniel E. Ritchie, Books and Culture