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Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
- "Readers debate whether Michigan's homeschool law is too lax (with poll)," Julie Mack, mLive.com
- "Home-school, private-school families win tax break," Seanna Adcox, Associated Press
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "College Debt and the Housing Market," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Completion matters: the high cost of low community college graduation rates," Mark Schneider and Lu Michelle Yin, American Enterprise Institute
- "Colleges skimp on science, spend big on diversity," Michael Barone, The Washington Examiner
- "Tuition Discounts Rise Again, but Their Effectiveness Lags," Lawrence Biemiller, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- "Duty and Desire: The Best Hope for Our Children's Education," Steven Garber, Christianity Today
- "It's All About 'Me' After All," Jaclyn Martin, Crosswalk
Government Reform
Regulation
- "Individual wealth, freedom products of U.S. capitalism," Sen. Jon Kyl, The Arizona Republic
- "The Power of Markets Vs. Regulation," Warren Meyer, Forbes
- "Government Regulations Save Minnows and Kill Jobs," Dr. Karen Gushta, Crosswalk
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "It's Party Time in Fed 'Wa$te' Land," Michael Goodwin, Fox News
- "Unsubstantiated Budget Attacks, the Sequel," James C. Capretta, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Study: Abstinence ed. Works," Bob Kellogg, OneNewsNow
- "Abstinence-centered bill advancing in Tennessee Senate," Associated Press
- "Plunging birthrate of U.S. teens 'amazing'," Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times
Conscience Protection
- "When the Archbishop Met the President," James Taranto, The Wall Street Journal
- "Leviathan, Civil Society and National Morality," Phillip W. De Vous, The Acton Institute
- "Conscience Exemption for Me but Not for Thee," Dr. Paul Kengor, National Catholic Register
- "The Contraception Debate: Mandate falls short of religious liberty," Bishop Francis DiLorenzo, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "Obama's Own War On Women," Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison, CNSNews.com
- "Obamacare at the Supreme Court: An Analysis by Ken Klukowski," Darin Miller, Family Research Council
- "Is the President Lobbying the Court Re Obamacare?," Justin Shubow, The FedSoc Blog
- "The truth about the war on women," Gretchen K. Hamel, Fox News
- "Obamacare Arguments Conclude - What Will Be The Impact on Religious Liberty & The Sanctity of Life?," Casey Mattox, Alliance Defense Fund
- "More than Just Broccoli: The Real Slippery Slope of ObamaCare's 'Must-Buy' Provision," Lee Harris, The American
- "Yes, Congresswoman Pelosi, We're Serious: On the Constitutionality of Obamacare," Dr. Paul Kengor, The Center for Vision and Values
Homosexuality
- "Same-Sex Marriage In the U.K. Met with Christian Resistance," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Gay Rights Bill Appears to Fail in Anchorage," William Yardley, New York Times
- "Ohio attorney general certifies petition for same-sex marriage amendment to state constitution," The Plain Dealer
- "Gays in America: Unprecedented Progress in One Generation," Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "Parental Consent Protects Young Women's Health," Teresa S. Collett, The Public Discourse
- "Eggsploitation: Giving Voice to the Women hurt by the Fertility Industry," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
- "Fatherhood: the other casualty in the abortion war," Kristi Burton Brown, LifeSiteNews.com
- "Arizona Passes Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions," Crosswalk.com
- "Pro-Abortion Politicians Hide the Truth About Ultrasounds," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com
- "Abortion Advocates Provide "Tool Kit" To Advance Sexual Rights Through UN Human Rights Council," Lisa Correnti and Annalee Seath, Turtle Bay and Beyond
- "Battle hymn of the anti-abortion feminist," Lila Rose, Politico
- "Taking Back Medicine," Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "The virtue of questioning 'science'," James A. Wanliss, WORLD Magazine
- "Skepticism Over Politicized "Science" is Not Anti-Science," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "The Limitations of Neuroscience," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Respect the Future," David Brooks, New York Times
- "Recession makes dying too expensive for the poor," Sanjay Basu, The San Francisco Chronicle
- "'Second Thoughts' Grow on Assisted Suicide," Diane Coleman and Stephen Drake, Wall Street Journal
Stem Cell Research
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- "The Church says yes, and no, to stem-cell research," Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, St. Louis Review
Human Trafficking
- "Literary aid to ending sex slavery," Russ Pulliam, WORLD Magazine
- "Human trafficking affecting millions, including some in the U.S.," Elizabeth Flock, The Washington Post
Women's Health
- "The Costs of Contraception," Carson Holloway and John Safranek, The Public Discourse
- "The Differences the Pill Has Made," George Weigel, First Things
- "Desperately Seeking Women," Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online
- "Put Off Nagging, Put On Love," Gloria Furman, The Gospel Coalition
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "Mariska Hargitay: 'Adoption Not for the Faint of Heart'," Sami K. Martin, The Christian Post
- "Fathers of Illegitimate Children Would Lose Rights to Adoption," Josie Butler, CBS St. Louis
Family Economics
- "How to Think About Inequality," Peter Wehner and Robert P. Beschel, Jr., National Affairs
- "What Does 'Fiscal Responsibility' Mean?," Steve Conover, The American
- "Amazing: The Poorest Households Spend 9% of Their Income on Lottery Tickets," Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
- "Consumers Acting Badly," Elise Hilton, The Acton Institute
Family Structure
- "Hilary Rosen Apologizes to Ann Romney Over Mom Flap," Jonathan Miller, National Journal
- "Privatizing Marriage Is Unjust to Children," Jennifer Roback Morse, The Public Discourse
- "Why Bigger Might Be Easier," Betsy VanDenBerghe, First Things
- "Christians and marriage," David T. Koyzis, Evangel
- "Does Cohabitation Harm Your Chances of Getting Married?," Glenn T. Stanton, National Review Online
Media
Pornography
- "Trying to Prepare for the Toughest of Jobs," Trey Bundy, New York Times
- "Pornography and Acedia," Reinhard Hutter, First Things
Internet
- "Google Brings Churches Back into Nonprofit Program," Morgan Feddes, Christianity Today
- "A Privacy Manifesto in Code: What If Your Emails Never Went to Gmail and Twitter Couldn't See Your Tweets?," Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "El Paso City Leaders Declare War on Civil Liberties of Christians," Alan Sears, Alliance Defense Fund
- "A Most Vexing Problem," Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing
- "Market Economies with Churches and Market Economies without Churches," Joe Carter, The Acton Institute
- "School Removes "God" From Lee Greenwood Song," Todd Starnes, Fox News
- "Catholic Club Puts Faith above Vanderbilt Policy," Daniel Jackson, The Washington Times
Religion in America
- "Think Again: Evangelicals in American Public Life," Chris Marlink, Family Research Council
- "Christianity in Crisis: The Resurrection and Andrew Sullivan," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
- "Study shows that religious people are better at understanding that small sacrifices lead to big rewards," Physorg.com
Secularism
- "Secularism With the Gloves Off: Vanderbilt U's Assault on Religious Organizations," R. Albert Mohler, Jr., The Christian Post
- "Atheism may be lonely, but it's honest - and the loneliness can be fixed," Tom Chivers, The London Daily Telegraph
- "Secular Scapegoats and 'The Hunger Games'," Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
International
Israel
- "A Tremendous Victory for Israel at the International Criminal Court," David French, American Center for Law and Justice
- "The State Department's Jerusalem syndrome," Caroline Glick, CarolineGlick.com
- "What Happens When You Assume," Seth Mandel, Commentary Magazine
International Economy and Family
- "Scaring the Horses: Britain's Tories Back Unmarriage," Ken Blackwell, Townhall.com
- "Europe's Financial Maginot Line," Desmond Lachman, The American
- "Intelligence, Iraq, and Iran: The view from the New York Times," Danielle Pletka, The Enterprise Blog
- "How About Some World Governance Goals?," Mark Palmer, Patrick Glen, and Paul Wolfowitz, The Wall Street Journal
- "Here I Come to Save the World Bank," Michael Matheson Miller, The Acton Institute
Religious Persecution
- "What Burma's Chin Refugees Need Beyond Aung San Suu Kyi," Jenny Yang, Her.Meneutics
- "'A hard country'," Warren Cole Smith, WORLD Magazine
- "Burmese Spring?," Justin Paulette, The Ashbrook Center
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "The Problem 'Son': Debate Continues Over Translating 'Son of God' for Muslims," Collin Hansen, Christianity Today
- "Mass Arab protest hopes to overrun Israel's borders," United Press International
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "A Whirlwind Tour of the Supreme Court's Commerce Clause Jurisprudence," David J. Porter, The Center for Vision and Values
- "Obama vs. Marbury v. Madison," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
- "Supreme Court Debates Status of Children Conceived After Death," Joe Carter, The Gospel Coalition
- "The Constitution Liveth (And it Keeps on Living)," Richard Adams, The Ashbrook Center
Judicial Activism
- "From Hugs to Hand-Wringing: Watching the Legal Left Freak Out at The Supreme Court," Ken Klukowski, Breitbart.com
- "Unprecedented," Emily Belz, WORLD Magazine
- "David Bernstein on Out-of-Touch Legal Academics," Justin Shubow, The FedSoc Blog
- "Justice Kennedy's Million Dollar Question," Richard A. Epstein, The Hoover Institution
Other News of Note
- "Dick Cheney's Change of Heart," David Prentice and Robert Morrison, Family Research Council
- "The President's Abysmal Record," John Steele Gordon, Commentary Magazine
- "It's the Lies about Beef that Are the Slime," Alan Caruba, Accuracy in Media
Book reviews
- "Themelios 37.1," Andy Naselli, The Gospel Coalition
- "New book shows liberals stereotype conservatives more than vice versa," The Iona Institute
- "Dr. Boom," Dalibor Rohac, City Journal
- "Why They Fought," Michael Burlingame, Claremont Review of Books