These compilations 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. For a complete list of articles from this latest edition, click "continue reading" below.
Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
- "Homeschooling a growing trend across nation," Sally Sexton, The Weatherford Democrat
- "The Year of School Choice," Editorial, The Wall Street Journal
- "The Year of School Choice--But Not for African-American Kids in NYC," John A. Sparks, The Center for Vision and Values
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "Dep't of Education Creates a College Cost-Comparison Web Tool," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Time to Ax Public Programs That Don't Yield Results," Joe Klein, Time
- "Preferred Colleagues," Peter Wood, The Chronicle for Higher Education
- "Inner-city education fails without the church," Anthony B. Bradley, The Acton Institute
- "Linking Costs and Postsecondary Degrees," Nate Johnson, American Enterprise Institute
- "Are Productivity Gains in Higher Education Possible?," Andrew Kelly, The American
- "Public School Indoctrination," Kevin Ryan, Crisis Magazine
- "Why Catholic Schools Matter," Sol Stern, City Journal
- "Is Sex Just Like Race?," Matthew J. Franck, The Public Discourse
- "Educators: Leading and Leaving," Amanda Ruud, The Examined Life
Government Reform
Regulation
- "Economic Cost of Excessive Regulations Discussed," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Can Tax Hikes Really Be Part of a Deficit-Crushing Deal?," Bridget Johnson, The Enterprise Blog
- "Companies Are Leaving California in Record Numbers, and It Might Get Worse," Mark J. Kelly, The Enterprise Blog
- "Minimum wage law backfires in American Samoa," Samuel Hearne, The Acton Institute
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "How To Solve Our Growth and Jobs Deficit," Ken Blackwell, The American Spectator
- "Not Taking Other People's Money," Arthur C. Brooks, American Enterprise Institute
- "Deficits and Cultural Politics," David Marion, The Ashbrook Center
- "Government Motors, Preforming as Expected," Richard Adams, The Ashbrook Center
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Misleading Research on Teen Sex," Carolyn Moynihan, Crisis Magazine
- "Zimbabwe's "Surprising" AIDS Success," Matthew Hanley, The Catholic Thing
- "ABSTINENCE EDUCATION: Restore federal funding, Congress urged," David Roach, Baptist Press
Conscience Protection
- "At last, equality police decide Christians DO have right to follow beliefs," The Daily Mail
- "Petition Campaign Asks Obama to Protect Pro-Life Doctors," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- "Seeking freedom of conscience for chaplains," Tiffany Owens, WORLD Magazine
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "Low Reimbursements Main Factor in Doctors Limiting Treatment of Medicaid Kids," Gabriel Sudduth, The Enterprise Blog
- "Real Healthcare Reform," John Meszaros, The Acton Institute
- "Eighth Democrat signs on to Obamacare Medicare board repeal legislation," Matthew Boyle, The Daily Caller
- "Obamacare Decision May Invite Supremes to Limit Federal Power," Grace-Marie Turner, The Galen Institute
- "States Get Leeway on Shape of New Insurance Exchanges," Anna Wilde Mathews, The Wall Street Journal
- "Hindsight No Longer 20/20," Lucia Rafanelli, The American Spectator
Homosexuality
- "New York's gay marriage law will hurt New Yorkers," Tom McClusky, Family Research Council
- "Blacks don't need same-sex marriage," Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski, Family Research Council
- "Sex and the Empire State," Robert P. George, National Review Online
- "The Harm of Same-Sex Marriage," Michael Cook, Crisis Magazine
- "A New Movement for Marriage," Matthew Schmitz, First Things
- "Gay "Marriage," Civil Rights, Power, and Principle," Tom Gilson, Evangel
- "Gay rights and religious rites: The state of the debate," Religion Link
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "A Must Read Report on Planned Parenthood," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "The Truth About Chemical Abortion and Women's Health: Updated FDA AERs on RU486," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "UN Agencies Increase Funding to Embattled Planned Parenthood," Samantha Singson, C-FAM
- "Planned Parenthood's Lawless Policies," William Saunders, The Public Discourse
- "Major study links premature births to previous abortions," Mark Henderson, The Times
- "Guttmacher's Research on Unintended Pregnancies," Michael J. New, National Review Online
- "More reasons to defund," Marvin Olasky, WORLD Magazine
- "Catholic Bishops: Restore Mexico City Policy, De-Fund UNFPA," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- "Poland Vote to Ban All Abortions Should Inspire Pro-Lifers," Mary Novick, LifeNews.com
- "160 Million and Counting," Ross Douthat, New York Times
- "Tracking the Times on Fetal Pain," Michael New, National Review Online
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "That Which Undercuts Human Exceptionalism Should be Considered Immoral," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "The Story of Dick Cheney's Heart," Joseph Rago, The Wall Street Journal
- "Fishing for Trouble," Stan Guthrie, Breakpoint
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Reason Is the Enemy of the Euthanasia Movement," Michael Cook, Crisis Magazine
- "Indian Girl Commits Suicide to Donate Organs to Family Members," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Stem Cell Research
- "Angina Pain Eased with Adult Stem Cells," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "Adult Stem Cells Help Create Synthetic Windpipe, Save Cancer Patient," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "California Stem Cell Agency Helps Executives, Not Patients," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "Demand Continues for More Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines," Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "Stem cell bill ignores patients and real science," Dr. David Prentice, The Hill
Women's Health
- "UN Women Advances Radical Agenda at U.S. Universities," Janie Abel, Human Events
- "A Culture War Against Conservative Women," Ericka Andersen, The Heritage Foundation
- "Missing Women: How Abortion Fuels the Sex Trade," Chuck Colson, Crosswalk
- "Human trafficking and the sex trade: Faith groups mobilize," Religion Link
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "Gay marriage law could result in adoption boom," Associated Press
- "Court: Catholic Charities can continue its services, for now," Bob Okon, The Beacon-News
- "Ill. Drops Adoption Contracts With Catholic Charities," Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post
- "Crushing Venerable Adoption Agencies--and Religious Liberty," Chuck Donovan, The Heritage Foundation
- "US, Russia Agree on Adoption Safeguards," Voice of America
Family Economics
- "The Ethics of Capital and Interest: An Interview with Shawn Ritenour," Joe Gorra, Evangelical Philosophical Society
- "Missing Children: How Falling Birthrates Turn Everything Upside Down," Phillip J. Longman, The Family in America
- "Our Fiscal Crisis: We Cannot Tax, Spend and Borrow enough to Substitute for Marriage," Henry Potyrkus, Patrick Fagan, and Robert Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
Family Structure
- "The Divorce Generation," Susan Gregory Thomas, The Wall Street Journal
- "The Sham Vow," Richard Adams, The Ashbrook Center
- "Parents: Wisdom & Relationships," Rebecca Fort, The Examined Life
- "The Married Lifestyle," Gabriel Torretta, First Things
- "Male and Female," Bevil Bramwell, OMI, The Catholic Thing
- "Is Sex Just Like Race?," Matthew J. Franck, The Public Discourse
- "Closing the book on open marriage," W. Bradford Wilcox, The Washington Post
Media
Pornography
- "Ashton Kutcher's Tweet Tirade Against the Village Voice on Child Prostitution," Cathy Ruse, Family Research Council
- "Sexual Revolution: Built Upon Sand," Anthony Esolen, The Public Discourse
- "OK for suspect to view child porn in Tacoma jail," Associated Press
Internet
- "Scalia wrong, Thomas right on violent video games," Ken Klukowski, Family Research Council
- "Violent Video Games and the Rights of Parents," Charles J. Chaput, First Things
- "That's Entertainment: Free Speech and the Moral Regulation of the Arts," Hadley Arkes, The Public Discourse
- "Illness indicators," Alissa Wilkinson, WORLD Magazine
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "Imperiled Religious Liberty, Abroad and At Home," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "The Bumpy Road of Religious Freedom," Jim Tonkowich, Crosswalk
- "On the Relationship between Religion and Liberty,"Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
- "In Search of Christian Humanism," Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
- "9th Circuit decision: Zoning rules can't single out churches," Howard Fischer, Arizona Daily Star
- "Government Enforcement Upon Places of Worship?," Albert Mohler, Christianity.com
Religion in America
- "The man who inspired the Declaration of Independence," Kenyn Cureton, Family Research Council
- "Speaker's Stand: Attacking America's heritage," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "Government and God's People," Wayne Grudem, The Acton Institute
- "Refocusing on the Family," Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Christianity Today
- "Moral Revolutions in America," George Weigel, First Things
Secularism
- "Secularism run amok," William E. Simon, Jr. and Matthew J. Franck, CBS News
- "Secularism is neutrality towards all religion -- including atheism," David Pollock, The Guardian
- "Evangelical Leaders See Secularism as Greater Threat Than Islam," Jerome Socolovsky, Voice of America
International
Israel
- "The invisible Palestinians," Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
- "The Obama Administration Opens Formal Contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood," Andrew McCarthy, National Review
International Economy and Family
- "State Department report ranks countries on human trafficking," Jill Dougherty, CNN
- "America's Future in New Europe," Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center
- "Europe's Not-So-Revolutionary Youth," Samuel Gregg, The Acton Institute
- "Why Reagan Still Matters to Europe," Alberto Mingardi, The American
Religious Persecution
- "Iran Steps-Up Anti-Christian Persecution -- and What You Can Do To Help," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Attacks and Threats Shutter Nigeria's Churches," Obed Minchakpu, Crosswalk
- "Iranian Pastor Required to "Repent" of His Faith," Ann Buwalda, The Jubilee Campaign
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "Islam Will Find Its Own Way to Freedom," Mustafa Akyol, The Public Discourse
- "Let Freedom Ring: The Muslim Call for Religious Freedom," Abdullah Saeed, The Public Discourse
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "Inviting chaos: law, license, human nature," Robert Schwarzwalder, The Times and Democrat
- "American sovereignty and Republican politics in Texas execution," Ken Klukowski, The Washington Examiner
- "Constitutional Conservatism Ready for Prime Time," Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski, Family Research Council
- "Why Time magazine's Orwellian story on the Constitution is wrong," Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski, Family Research Council
- "The Burkean Justice," Ed Whelan, National Review Online
- "When Equal Treatment is Unconstitutional," Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center
Other News of Note
- "The real bridge to the 21st century," Ken Blackwell, WORLD Magazine
- "Shunting Aside the Declaration," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "Dangerous Disaffection," Henry Olsen, American Enterprise Institute
- "Feds Crack Down on Campus Flirting and Sex Jokes," Michael Barone, The Washington Examiner
- "The Obama Doctrine Defined," Douglas J. Feith & Seth Cropsey, Commentary Magazine
Book reviews
- "Age, Education, and Parentage in As You Like It," Autumn Swindoll, The Examined Life
- "A Plea for Positivism," Bradley C.S. Smith, Claremont Review of Books
- "Natural Law Man," Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Review of Books
- "Exceptionally American," Wilfred M. McClay, Claremont Review of Books