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
- “Ranks of homeschooled kids in Arizona expected to rise,” Eugene Scott, The Tucson Citizen
- “School Board: Homeschooling Disorganized and Isolationist,” Home School Legal Defense Association
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- “Facilities Financing: Monetizing Education’s Untapped Resource,” Himanshu Kothari, American Enterprise Institute
- “Head to Head: Should California let universities use race as a factor in admissions?,” Ben Boychuk and Pia Lopez, The Sacramento Bee
- “Extra Credit: Incentivizing Teachers,” Jacob L. Vigdor, The American
- “School choice is risk-free, education secretary says,” Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- “Actually Catholic Universities,” Bevil Branwell, OMI, The Catholic Thing
Government Reform
Regulation
- “Where’s Your Budget, Mr. President?,” Paul Ryan, The Wall Street Journal
- “A Downgrade Awakening,” Opinion, TheWall Street Journal
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- “Turning A New Page In The House,” Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
- “Arresting Critics,” Robinson O’Brien-Bours, The Ashbrook Center
- “A Crisis of Government,” R.R. Reno, First Things
- “Back to the Future on Poverty Policy,” Heather MacDonald, City Journal
Health Care
Abstinence
- “Sex Economics 101,” Katelyn Beaty, Christianity Today
- “At-Risk Youth Get Sex Ed and Abstinence Message With the Affordable Care Act,” Jessica P., Care2
- “Fighting for innocence from sin,” Gabrielle Pickle, Baptist Press
Conscience Protection
- “Let HHS Know What You Think,” Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- “Religious groups object to covering birth control,” Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar, Associated Press
- “Unsheltered,” Edward Lee Pitts, WORLD Magazine
- “NARAL: Force Religious Groups to Cover Birth Control, Abortion,” Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- “Independents Oppose Mandatory Contraception Coverage — But What About Abortion Drugs?,” Jeffrey H. Anderson, The Weekly Standard
- “Contraception and Healthcare Rights,” Christopher O. Tollefsen, The Public Discourse
- “HHS Needs to Remove Itself from the Sanctuary,” Sister Mary Ann Walsh, The Huffington Post
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- “The Debt Deal Will Undo ObamaCare,” Joseph Antos, The American
- “Unhealthy Debt,” James C. Capretta and Yuval Levin, Ethics and Public Policy Center
- “Kansas returns $31.5M health grant,” Jason Millman and Kate Nocera, The Politico
- “Jobs Gone to Obamacare,” Grace-Marie Turner, The Galen Institute
Homosexuality
- “$350 million rescinded: Aid money to Malawi dependent on complicity in homosexual rights agenda,” LifeSiteNews.com
- “Ready or not,” Edward Lee Pitts, WORLD Magazine
- “One Man, One Woman, and the Common Good: Marriage’s Public Purpose,” Austin R. Nimocks, The Public Discourse
- “Philosophy, Marriage, and Moral Grandstanding,” Sherif Girgis, The Public Discourse
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- “The Devil is in the (Demographic) Details,” Julia Kiewit and Henry Potrykus, Family Research Council
- “H.H.S and the ‘Contraceptive’ Mandate: Culture of Death Advances Its War On Life,” F. K. Bartels, Catholic Online
- “Planned Parenthood Wants To Introduce ‘Tele-Med’ Abortions,” Tim Duggan, Catholic Online
- “Thomson’s “Defense of Abortion” at Forty,” Francis J. Beckwith, The Catholic Thing
- “Tele-med Abortions No Route to Making Abortion Either Safe or Rare,” Ericka Andersen, The Foundry
- “San Fran Leaders Attack Pregnancy Centers That Don’t Offer Abortion,” Ericka Andersen, The Foundry
- “Is Sex Selection Abortion a Human Rights Abuse?,” Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- “Study: Gender Test Works, Could Lead to Sex-Selection Abortions,” Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- “Sex Selection Eugenics,” Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “Many top US scientists wish they had more children,” Physorg.com
- “The Demand for Death: Medical Research & Fetal Tissue,” Daniel James Devine, Crosswalk
- “Support Life, However Conceived,” Mary McClusky, Lifenews.com
- “The Trouble with Transhumanism,” Wesley J. Smith, Center for Bioethics and Culture
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- “The Modern Roman Colosseum: Euthanasia as a Spectator Sport,” Rachel Alexander, Townhall
- “Human life must be valued,” Opinion, The Calgary Herald
Stem Cell Research
- “Treating Advanced Breast Cancer with Adult Stem Cells,” Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “Gov. Rick Perry, Adult Stem Cell Patient?,” Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “Better Matchmaker for Adult Stem Cell Transplants,” Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
- “Dr. Bernadine Healy, Former NIH Director, Passes,” Dr. David Prentice, Family Research Council
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- “Illinois Foster Care System: Leaving No Good Deed Unpunished,” Chris Marlink, Family Research Council
- “UK: Statistics Show One Adoption for Every 2,235 Abortions,” Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- “Anti-abortion charities should help struggling mothers-to-be,” Lisa Hallgarten, The Guardian
- “Catholic Charities Set to Face ACLU in Gay Adoption Lawsuit,” Stephanie Samuel, The Christian Post
Family Economics
- “Payback time,” Joseph Slife, WORLD Magazine
- “The Debt Crisis and Washington Disconnect,” Ray Nothstine, The Acton Institute
- “Why the U.S. debt deal should have us all reevaluating our values,” Jordan J. Ballor, Think Christian
- “Saints in the Marketplace: A Biblical Perspective on the World of Work,” Andrew David, The Other Journal
- “CASE’s Letter to the President,” Citizens for a Sustainable Economy
- “The Two-Biological-Parent Family and Economic Prosperity: What’s Gone Wrong,” William Jeynes, The Public Discourse
- “Can the Middle Class Be Saved?,” Don Peck, The Atlantic
Family Structure
- “Why the Gender Gap Won’t Go Away. Ever.,” Kay S. Hymowitz, City Journal
- “Can kids be too happy?,” Amy Adair, Think Christian
- “Why So Many Moms Dress Like Their Teenage Daughters,” Hans Villarica, The Atlantic
Media
Internet
- “The New Watchdogs,” Conor Friedersdorf, City Journal
- “Reading Beats Tweeting,” Brian Patrick Eha, City Journal
- “China’s Cyber Dominance,” Robinson O’Brien-Bours, The Ashbrook Center
- “What Facebook Does to Kids’ Brains,” Rebecca Greenfield, The Atlantic
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- “Mark Hatfield Changed My Life in Three Minutes,” Russell D. Moore, Christianity Today
- “No ‘fishing for men’ at Salmon Days Festival,” Nate Kellum, Alliance Defense Fund
- “Overcoming the Obstacles to Faith-Based Approaches to Crime,” Byron Johnson, The Public Discourse
Religion in America
- “A Model for Christian Engagement,” Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- “The Good Samaritan Didn’t Use a Government Credit Card,” Eric Teetsel, The Enterprise Blog
- “Unconstitutional prayers,” Tony Woodlief, WORLD Magazine
- “Controversial Christianity: Understanding Faith and Politics,” Tony Oleck, The Acton Institute
- “The Never Ending Culture Wars,” George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
- “Four Centuries of Love and Suffering for the Word,” Barrymore Laurence Scherer, The Wall Street Journal
Secularism
- “9th Circuit: University Can Force Christian Groups Open to Non-Christians,” Morgan Feddes, Christianity Today
- “First academic journal on secularism, nonreligion to debut in January,” Dan Gilgoff, CNN
International
Israel
- “Obama’s Only Policy,” Caroline Glick, The Jerusalem Post
- “Shapiro: Economy won’t affect US’s Israel obligations,” Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post
International Economy and Family
- “A Perfect Storm in the Global Economy?,” Desmond Lachman, The Enterprise Blog
Religious Persecution
- Click here to listen, as Drs. Chris Gacek (FRC) and Thomas Farr (Georgetown University) speak out about international religious persecution
- “Religious Persecution on the Rise Internationally,” Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- “Iranian Pastor Continues to Face Death Unless He Denies Christ,” Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- “Serial Genocide in Sudan,” Nina Shea, National Review Online
Sharia law — U.S., foreign
- “Is Islam Compatible with Capitalism?,” Guy Sorman, City Journal
- “David Yerushalmi: The Man Behind the Anti-Shariah Movement,” Andrea Elliott, New York Times
- “Another Islamist Soldier Turns Terrorist: Abdo Case Raises Questions about Army-Islam Compatibility,” Daniel Pipes, The Washington Times
- “Enlisting Allah,” Brian Mockenhaupt, The Atlantic
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- “Constitutionality of the Deficit Reduction Committee,” Publius, FedSoc Blog
- “Restoring Federalism,” James L. Buckley, Claremont Review of Books
- “Downgrading the Constitution,” W. James Antle, III, The American Spectator
Other News of Note
- “English Riots and Social Conservatism,” Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- “Tea Party Constitutionalism,” Ken Thomas, The Ashbrook Center
- “Tea Party ‘Terrorists,’” Jeffrey Kuhner, The Washington Times
- “Global Warming Hysteria: Chris Mooney Blames Testosterone for White Male Conservative Skepticism,” Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- “The Power of Bad Ideas,” Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal
Book reviews
- “Debating the Constitution,” Gerald J. Russello, City Journal
- “Mother Teresa, CEO,” Jason Byassee, Christianity Today
- “Not Another Bloody Chicken!,” Alister Chapman, Christianity Today
- “Book Review: “Islam Without Extremes: a Muslim case for liberty”,” Elise Hilton, The Acton Institute
- “Modern Science in the Bible by Ben Hobrink,” Joan Nienhuis, Book Reviews from an Avid Reader
- “A Few Good Books About Worldviews,” Jason Oakes, The Good Book Blog