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Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
Homeschooling
- "Why Homeschooling Is a Boon to a Liberal Society," Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
- "Homeschooled students succeed despite stereotypes on campus," Nicole Arrocho, The Ithacan
- "Homeschooling: The preferred educational choice?," Mary Jackson, WORLD Magazine
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "College at Risk," Andrew Delbanco, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- "Does School Choice Reduce Crime?," David Deming, Education Next
- "IRS targeting charter schools?," Bob Kellogg, OneNewsNow
- "Grading the Teachers," Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center
- "The Fiscal Effects of School Choice Programs on Public School Districts," Benjamin Scafidi, The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Government Reform
Regulation
- "Auto Bailout Now Backed, Stimulus Divisive," Pew Research Center
- "The Consequences of Federal Regulatory Overreach," Lurita Doan, Townhall
- "Regulation for Regulation's Sake," Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review Online
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "Leaders with Ginni Thomas: Ken Blackwell," Jared Bridges, Family Research Council
- "Government cannot be run like a business," Tom Mullen, The Daily Caller
- "A Whiff of Privatization," Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson, The Center for Vision and Values
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Abstinence and contraception credited for drop in pregnancies," Opinion, The Sun Herald
- "The Secret Sexual Revolution," Tyler Charles, RELEVANT Magazine
Conscience Protection
- "FRC's Jeanne Monahan Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee, Urges Repeal of Discriminatory Mandate," Press Release, Family Research Council
- "Political Withdrawal?," James V. Schall, S.J., The Catholic Thing
- "The Bishops and the Mandate: Principled Witness vs. Politics as Usual," Robert P. George, Sherif Gergis, and Ryan T. Anderson, The Public Discourse
- "Religious Liberty: Obamacare's First Casualty," Grace-Marie Turner, The Galen Institute
- "Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Pharmacies to Dispense the Morning-After Pill," The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "Six Varying Perspectives on the Mandate," Mark Misulia, First Things
- "Healthcare co-ops reveal radical connections," Chris Woodward, OneNewsNow
- "Poll: Sharp split on health care repeal," Tim Mak, The Politico
- "Healthcare fact of the week: Why do Americans spend more on healthcare? Because they can," Christopher J. Conover, The Enterprise Blog
- "Real Wealth Weekly: Where health care stands today," Grace-Marie Turner, The Galen Institute
Homosexuality
- "Censoring the ex-homosexual message," Peter Sprigg, The Washington Times
- "What Dick Cheney Gets Wrong," Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "What's at Stake in the "Same-Sex Marriage" Debate?," Melanie Baker, The Public Discourse
- "Gay marriage law likely will be up to voters," Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun
- "California Asks Judges: Gay or Straight?," Justin Shubow, FedSocBlog
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "The Hidden Health Risks of Terminating Pregnancy," Krystle Weeks, Family Research Council
- "Sterilization at Catholic Hospitals," Sandra Hapenny, The Catholic Thing
- "Alabama court's wrongful death ruling used to recommend abandoning Roe 'viability' argument," Fox News
- "The 'Safe, Legal, and Rare' Lie," Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
- "Ohio Bill to De-Fund Planned Parenthood Gets Hearing," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- "Va. Governor Dilutes Pro-Life Bill," Charlotte Hays, National Catholic Register
- "California Bill Would Let Nurses and Midwives Do Abortions," Kristi Burton Brown, LifeNews.com
- "Georgetown co-ed: Please pay for us to have sex ... We're going broke buying birth control," Tina Korbe, Hot Air
- "My Contraceptive Haul," Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review Online
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "President's Bioethics Commission posts additional documents related to its historical investigation," Medical XPress
- "Ethics in Bioethics," Kaustuv Basu, Inside Higher Ed
- "Killing Baby "Non Persons"-All Grist for Bioethics Mill," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Bill to Allow Organ Farming from Unconscious Patients!," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "Anti Assisted Suicide Legislation in Georgia," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "76% of patients neglect end-of-life care planning," Kevin B. O'Reilly, American Medical News
Stem Cell Research
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- "New Stem Cell Research Could End the Hard Stop of Female Fertility," Jen Doll, The Atlantic
- "Komen: embryonic stem cell research 'has not shown promise' for breast cancer cure," Christine Dhanagom, LifeSiteNews
- "Stem Cell Burgers Coming This Fall. Are You Ready For Lab-To-Table Eating?," Forbes
Human Trafficking
- "The secret world of human trafficking in the Bluegrass," Melissa Etezadi, WKYT
- "Girls Likes Us -- Rachel Lloyd's Memoir Illuminates the Sexual Exploitation of Children," Marcia G. Yerman, The Huffington Post
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "Utah Senate passes adoption bill," Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, KSTU
- "Frozen embryo 'open adoption' raises hopes, questions," Stacy Lu, Today
- "Virginia governor to sign controversial adoption measure," Matthew A. Ward, Reuters
Family Economics
- "Tough Economic Times for Millennials," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "All You Need Is Gov: A Response to Obama's "Biblical" Economics," Wesley Gant, Values and Capitalism
- "Stewardship and State Coercion," J.E. Dyer, Patheos
- "The Decline of Working-Class Catholic Families," George J. Marlin, The Catholic Thing
- "The family crisis," D.C. Innes, WORLD Magazine
Family Structure
- "The resident father," La Shawn Barber, WORLD Magazine
- "Marriage vs. Women's Equality," Joseph Knippenberg, First Things
- "Role Reversal: The Problem of the Increasing Marginalization of Men," Marlena Graves, Christianity Today
- "Why do most cohabiting parents marry?," Tom O'Gorman, The Iona Institute
- "Leap Year Engagements & Hermeneutics," Clint Archer, The Cripplegate
- "For Younger Mothers, Out-of-Wedlock Births Are the New Normal," KJ Dell'Antonia, The New York Times
Media
Pornography
- "Despite Library Association's views, pornography not protected," Ernest Istook, The Deseret News
- "Senate passes bills to toughen up West Virginia child pornography laws," Associated Press
Internet
- "Gambling, Lotteries, and Social Justice," Jordan Ballor, Mere Comments
- "Smartphone Apps, Twitter Help Christians Maintain Lenten Promises," Katherine Weber, The Christian Post
Media
- "Father Knows Best - Finally, Reasonable Parents Reject "The Bachelor"," Nancy French, Patheos
- "Sex, Lies, and Memoirs: What's the Cost of Writing a Tell-All Book?," Peter Osnos, The Atlantic
- "Measuring the Slant," James Q. Wilson, Claremont Review of Books
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "In Defense of Religious Freedom," First Things
- "TX court: Churches can't petition government," Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow
- "Are Churches Subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code?," Erik Stanley, Alliance Defense Fund
- "Women Speak Out: Obamacare Mandate Tramples on Religious Liberty," Sarah Torre, The Heritage Foundation
- "Court Lets NYC Churches Resume Worshipping at Schools," Lillian Kwon, The Christian Post
Religion in America
- "Brewing Coffee, Sharing Christ," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Debating The Ethical Foundation Of Government," Citizen Tom
- "Libertarians, Religious Conservatives, and the Myth of Social Neutrality," Joe Carter, The Acton Institute
- "The God gap," Cal Thomas, WORLD Magazine
- "Wired: When God Talks To You, It's Called Prayer...," Shaun Kenney, ShaunKenney.com
Secularism
- "In Theory: Can religion and secularism coexist?," The Pasadena Sun
- "Why This Atheist Still Needs His Former Pastor," Chris Stedman, RELEVANT Magazine
International
Israel
- "Sir Isaac Newton's Theological Writings Posted Online by the National Library of Israel," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Iran and Obama Share a Common Goal: Stopping Israel," Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Magazine
- "Encountering Peace: Q&A on the future of the Middle East," Gershon Baskin, The Jerusalem Post
International Economy and Family
- "Oil Drops From Nine-Month High After IMF Warns on Global Economy," Ben Sharples, Bloomberg
- "A tale of two narratives," The Economist
Religious Persecution
- "The Nuba People of Sudan: Black, Christian, and Under Attack," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "It's Always the Religious Right," Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
- "Jeremy Lin's Christian Faith Inspires Persecuted Christians in China," Setrige Crawford, The Christian Post
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "The Dangers of Anti-Sharia Laws," Robert K. Vischer, First Things
- "Muslims and the First Amendment," Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Magazine
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "Supreme Court to decide free speech challenge to military medals law," Ken Klukowski, The Washington Examiner
- "Supreme Court to Hear Texas Affirmative Action Case," Justin Shubow, FedSoc Blog
- "Judicial Watch Sues for More Kagan Details," Carrie Severino, National Review Online
- "Brad Smith: SCOTUS Justices Don't "Speak Truth to Power." They ARE Power.," Paul Sherman, Institute for Justice
Other News of Note
- "Satan and Santorum: Perspective from Reagan's Evil Empire Speech," Paul G. Kengor, The Center for Vision and Values
- "After Liberalism?," R.R. Reno, First Things
- "The New Rebellions," Guy Sorman, City Journal
- "Facing Up to Darwin," Roger Scruton, The American Spectator
Book reviews
- "Overcoming the Merely Therapeutic: Human Excellence and the Moral Life," Gregory Jensen, The Acton Institute
- "Beauty Will Save The World," Brian Zahnd, Christianity Today
- "Of Thee We Sing," William Gonch, Claremont Review of Books