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
- "Different children, different educations," Krissy Proctor, Knoxville News-Sentinel
- "Many options for parents who want to homeschool kids," Monica James, The Lighthouse
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "The Dot Connector," Jana Riess, Qideas
- "Private sector schools could boost employment," Arther Keiser, The Daily Caller
- "Will the College Bubble Burst from Public Subsidies?," Michael Barone, American Enterprise Institute
- "Many Americans are Undereducated, But College Credentials Won't Fix That," George Leef, National Review Online
- "Going to College Isn't a Morality Tale," J. Peter Freire, The American Spectator
- "Scandals in the Classroom," Phyllis Schlafly, Townhall
- "Farewell and keep fighting for D.C. school choice," Virginia Walden Ford, The Washington Examiner
Government Reform
Regulation
- "Minimum wage law backfires in American Samoa," Samuel Herne, The Acton Institute
- "Will Washington Find the Cure for Cancer?," Kenneth C. Frazier, The Wall Street Journal
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "Achieving Real Budget Reform," John Meszaros, The Acton Institute
- "Class Warfare Not the American Solution to Budget Deficit," Kenneth Spence, The Acton Institute
- "The Gang of Six's $3 Trillion Tax Hike," Marc A. Thiessen, American Enterprise Institute
- "Yes, You Really Can Cut Your Way to Prosperity," Andrew Biggs and Matthew Jensen, The American
- "Duncan's Dilemma," Whitney Downs, The Enterprise Blog
- "TARP's Shadow," Nicole Gelinas, City Journal
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Obama Administration Just Says 'No' to Abstinence," Rachel Sheffield, The Heritage Foundation
- "Florida abstinence education programs short on health specifics," Ashley Lopez, The Florida Independent
- "Chastity Pledges and Risky Sex," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
Conscience Protection
- "Conscience Rights At Stake as HHS Considers Mandates for Abortifacients in Obamacare," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "Contracepting Conscience," Helen Alvare, The Public Discourse
- "Contraceptive Recommendation Creates New Controversy for Health Care Law," Fox News
- "Medical Students May Support Overbroad View of Conscience Rights," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "Health Insurance Exchanges: A Race to the Bottom," Scott Gottlieb, American Enterprise Institute
- "The CDC vs. Life-Saving Vaccines," Josh Bloom, National Review Online
- "Health Is the Health of the State," Christopher J. Conover, The American
- "Surprise! Small businesses dropping plans because of Obamacare," Poor Richard's News
- "'The Flight to the Exchanges'," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
Homosexuality
- "Dr. Bachmann Attacked for Offering 'Hope' and 'Change' -- to Homosexuals," Tony Perkins, American River Messenger
- "Does therapy to remove unwanted same-sex attractions work?," Press Office, Family Research Council
- "FRC Criticizes Certification to Repeal Military Law on Homosexuality," Press Release, Family Research Council
- "Lawsuit Seeks to Set Aside New York Same-Sex Marriage Law Over Open Meetings Violations," Liberty Counsel
- "The President's duplicity on DADT and DOMA," Daniel Blomberg, Alliance Defense Fund
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "State of Public Opinion on Pro-Life Laws," Brianna Walden, Family Research Council
- "Update on RU-486 Adverse Events Report," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "Chen Guangcheng needs your help," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Obama's Culture of Death: Promoting Abortion Is Key to Smashing the Family and Traditional Morality," Jeffrey T. Kuhner, The Washington Times
- "Over 4 million sign massive pro-life petition in Colombia," Matthew Hoffman, Life Site News
- "Ohio Bishops: No Catholic fundraising for Komen for the Cure," Patrick Craine, Life Site News
- "Young People Will Promote Values and Life at UN Meeting on Youth," Lauren Funk, C-FAM
- "Russia Restricts Abortion," Susan Yoshihara, C-FAM
- "Negro Project 2.0: Margaret Sanger's Abortion Legacy Lives On," Ryan Bomberger, LifeNews.com
- "Gallup Poll: Americans Support Pro-Life Laws Limiting Abortions," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "New Tests for Newborns, And Dilemmas for Parents," Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal
- "New invisibility cloak hides objects from human view," Physorg.com
- "Scientists' Call To Regulate Human DNA-Animal Experiments a Hollow Gesture," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "At what price, immortality?" Margaret Somerville, The Vancouver Sun
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Pressured to Die: Euthanasia Push Continues," Fr. John Flynn, Catholic.org
Stem Cell Research
- "Court Rules in Favor of Taxpayer Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research," David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "More Evidence for Adult Stem Cell Success," David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "Adult Stem Cell Trial to Treat Stroke," David Prentice, Family Research Council
- "Adult Stem Cells Helping Patients With Scleroderma Skin Disease," David Prentice, LifeNews.com
- "U-M refines technique for embryonic stem cell alternatives, develops lines," Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press
- "Ohio Bishops Steer Parishes Away From Komen Over Abortion, Stem Cell Concerns," Judson Berger, Fox News
- "MCCL continues pressure to force stem cell research ban in budget talks," Andy Birkey, The Minnesota Independent
Women's Health
- "New Advice on Mammogram Timing," Katherine Hobson, The Wall Street Journal
- "The John Next Door," Leslie Bennetts, Newsweek
- "My Fertility Crisis - The Baby Chase," Holly Finn, The Wall Street Journal
- "Contraceptives and Politicized Medicine," Michael New, National Review Online
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "An Open Letter to an Unborn Baby," Russell D. Moore, Moore to the Point
- "Church entities apologize for forcing adoptions on single mothers," Catholic News Service
- "The Important Messages Of Adoption," Amber Woods, Havre de Grace Patch
Family Economics
- "Dodd-Frank's Fannie Trap," John Berlau and Matthew Melchiorre, National Review Online
- "The Two-Biological-Parent Family and Economic Prosperity: What's Gone Wrong," William Jeynes, The Public Discourse
Family Structure
- "FRC Urges Senate to Uphold Defense of Marriage Act, Oppose Any Repeal Efforts," Press Release, Family Research Council
- "My Senate Testimony Against Bill to Repeal DOMA," Ed Whelan, National Review Online
- "The Sleepover Question," Amy Schalet, New York Times
- "Philosophy, Marriage, and Moral Grandstanding," Sherif Girgis, The Public Discourse
- "One Man, One Woman, and the Common Good: Marriage's Public Purpose," Austin Nimocks, The Public Discourse
Media
Pornography
- "Pornography Promotes Sex Trafficking, Says Morality in Media," PR Newswire
- "Many see pornography causing societal decline, but say solution elusive," Mark Pattison, The Catholic Review
Internet
- "Old media must make way for new media landscape," Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, The Washington Examiner
- "The Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex," Jerry Brito and Tate Watkins, Reason
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "Sign of the Cross," Tom McClusky, The Cloakroom
- "Teachers sue to block 'Religious Freedom' ballot measure," Bill Kaczor, Associated Press
- "Texas Lawmaker Calls for Congressional Probe Into Ban of Christian Prayers at Military Funerals," Todd Starnes, Fox News
- "Dixie County to Defend Open Forum Policy Which Allows Private Ten Commandments Display," Liberty Counsel
- "Beyond the Dictatorship of Relativism," Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
- "Faith-based groups appeal to Obama over hiring practices," McKinley Cobb, WORLD Magazine
Religion in America
- "Commodifying Compassion," Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
- "Good News! Americans United for Separation of Church and State admits the phrase "separation of church and state" not in Constitution," Kevin Theriot, Alliance Defense Fund
- "Sex, Money ... Pride? Why Pastors Are Stepping Down," Bobby Ross, Jr., Christianity Today
- "Summary Judgment Requested to Stop Anti-Christian Bias at New Mexico School," Liberty Counsel
- "Mardi Gras For All," Russell D. Moore, Touchstone Magazine
Secularism
- "Respect secularism," Brent Pollard, The Star Phoenix
- "Are Christians Contributing to Unbelief?," S. Michael Craven, Dakota Voice
International
Israel
- "ICEJ Summarizes Stanley Greenberg Poll of Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Caution Storm Approaching," Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
- "Israel Has Only Two Options," Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
International Economy and Family
- "Why the Italian Crisis Matters," Robinson O'Brien-Bours, The Ashbrook Center
- "A lesson from Greece," Anthony Hall, UPI
- "Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa Defending Pedophilia as 'Marriage'," Tiffany Gabbay, The Blaze
Religious Persecution
- "Shouwang Showdown, 15 Weeks In," Chris Norton, Christianity Today
- "Faith groups call for greater efforts to promote tolerance," Tim Devaney, The Washington Times
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "America's deepening immorality," Armstrong Williams, The Hill
- "Muslims, Mosques, and Herman Cain," Dr. Richard D. Land, The Christian Post
- "Accept Jihad, Or Children Will Die," Robert Spencer, Human Events
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "Attention, constitutional conservatives," Michael Barone, The Washington Examiner
- "Death to the Living Constitution," Damon W. Root, Reason
- "The Increasing Sweep of Federal Criminal Laws," Publius, The Federalist Society
Other News of Note
- "Inviting social chaos: law, license and human nature," Rob Schwarzwalder, City View
- "Bobos, but Not Paradise," Ken Myers, Touchstone Magazine
- "The Doorknob Chronicles of Dan Savage," Joe Carter, First Things
- "The Cosmopolitan Conservative," R.R. Reno, First Things
- "Show Us the Bodies, EPA: Green Agency Uses Phony Death Statistics to Justify Job-Killing Rules," Steve Milloy, The Washington Times
- "Contrary to the President, Social Security Checks Are Not At Risk," Michael McConnell, Advancing a Free Society Blog
Book reviews
- "Let's Exorcize Ayn Rand," Robert Morrison, Wilson County News
- "At the Zoo," Algis Valiunas, Claremont Review of Books
- "Still Fit to Print?," Conrad Black, Claremont Review of Books