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Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
- "Homeschooling Might Save Your Life!," Tracy Klicka, Homeschooling Now
- "African-Americans increasingly turn to home-schooling," Garrett Tenney, Fox News
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "EEOC Undermining Education," C. Boyden Gray, The Washington Times
- "Mayors back parents seizing control of schools," Stephanie Simon, Reuters
- "Better Schools, Fewer Dollars," Marcus A. Winters, City Journal
- "Academia's Day of Reckoning Draws Nearer," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
- "Ditch the Diploma: Why College Graduates Are Questioning Their Education," Karen Swallow Prior, Her.meneutics
College Debt
- "College Rankings Inflation: Don't Be Dazzled by Faux Prestige," Rick Hess, Education Week
- "Here's a Diploma, With Ball and Chain Attached," Kevin Carey, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- "Stretching the higher education dollar," Andrew P. Kelly, American Enterprise Institute
Government Reform
Regulation
- "Future tense, X: The fourth revolution," James Piereson, The New Criterion
- "Is Government Really 'The Solution'?," Steve Conover, The American
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "Government waste is alive and well in California," Larry N. Gerston, San Francisco Chronicle
- "State, local spending at lowest point since '80s," Dennis Cauchon, USA Today
- "Misdirection," Jim Harper, TheWashingtonWatch.com
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading, Says World Health Organization," Kim Carollo, ABC News
- "More Teens Nationwide Continue Choosing Abstinence over Being Sexually Active," Karen Thompson, Examiner.com
Conscience Protection
- "Taking (Conscience) Rights Seriously," Melissa Moschella, The Public Discourse
- "Franciscan, Ave Maria, and Obamacare," Daniel Kuebler, The Public Discourse
- "Preventive strike," Emily Belz, WORLD Magazine
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "The Other Big Health Care Case Before the Supreme Court"," Justin Shubow, The FedSoc Blog
- "If Obamacare is Judged Unconstitutional, Here's how to Reform Health Care," Grace-Marie Turner, Forbes
- "Band-Aids for the Health Law," Laura Meckler and Louise Radnofsky, The Wall Street Journal
Homosexuality
- "Supreme Court Take Notice: Two Sociologists Shift the Ground of the Marriage Debate," Matthew J. Franck, The Public Discourse
- "Declining to Photograph a Same-Sex Ceremony: Is It Legal to Refuse a Gay Client?," Tobin Grant, Christianity Today
- "Internal effort for 'gay' leaders in BSA," Chad Groening, OneNewsNow
- "Homosexuality, Sojourners, and Me," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
- "What's At Stake in the Homosexuality Debate," Tony Reinke, Desiring God
- "NY Marriage Act lawsuit seeks health care benefits," Associated Press
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "The Most Despicable Human Rights Violation," Brianna Walden, The Cloakroom
- "Abortion Clinics Lose License, Obama Loses Baby Girl Vote," Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Human Events
- "The Geography of Abortion," Richard Florida, The Atlantic
- "Va. Board Set to Vote on Abortion Rules," David Sherfinski, The Washington Times
- "Abortion: Men, You Have A Say," Joy Miladin, Live Action News
- "ObamaCare and in-school abortion clinics," Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow
- "Two North Carolina abortion facilities caught agreeing to schedule sex-selective abortions," Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews.com
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "The Tyranny of Scientific Consensus," Jordan J. Ballor, The Acton Institute
- "Egg Freezing Not "Medical"," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
- "'Get over it': children of anonymous sperm donors met with hostility, ridicule, say activists," Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSiteNews.com
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Euthanasia: The European Court Must Rule On Two New Cases," Gregor Puppinck, Ph.D., Turtle Bay and Beyond
- "Is There a "Right to Death?"," Wesley J. Smith, Secondhand Smoke
Stem Cell Research
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- "Of Lies, Stem Cells, and Hope," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Scientists see new hope for restoring vision with stem cell help," Phys.org
- "Stem Cells Move Into Prime Time," Dennis Normile, ScienceNow
Human Trafficking
- "State Department: U.S. Needs To Better Track Human Trafficking Trends," Lauren Fox, U.S. News & World Report
- "EU Outlines Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy," Lisa Bryant, Voice of America
Women's Health
- "Why Women Today Are Eating Their Own Placentas," Rachel Marie Stone, Her.meneutics
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "Interstate adoptions: Harder than they should be?," Fox News
- "In North Carolina, Adoption Laws Under Fire," Sam Favate, The Wall Street Journal
- "Becoming a City Without Orphans: Connecting Fresno Christians to Foster-Care Children," Cory Seibel, Christianity Today
Family Economics
- "What Our Grandkids Actually Want," Steve Conover, The American
- "American Caste," Kay S. Hymowitz, City Journal
- "The Free Market Isn't About Being Christian," Elise Hilton, The Acton Institute
- "A Call to Action and 5th Birthdays," Stephen Bauman, Qideas
- "The Economics of Family & Culture," Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
Family Structure
- "What We Can't Not Know About Marriage," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "The Kids Aren't All Right: New Family Structures and the "No Differences" Claim," Ana Samuel, The Public Discourse
- "8 Bullet Points on Marriage," Tim Challies, Challies.com
- "A Father's Gifts," Dave Stone, Kyria
- "Fatherhood could alter men's behavior," Sharon Jayson, USA Today
Media
Pornography
- "Naked Women, Naked Girls," Timothy Dalrymple, Patheos
- "New York to close loophole over viewing child pornography," Reuters
Internet
- "Inside Google's Plan to Build a Catalog of Every Single Thing," Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic
- "Company Looks to Add .Sex, .Porn, and .Adult Domains to Internet," Jeff Schapiro, The Christian Post
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "Rallying for Religious Freedom in New Jersey," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "NYC Churches Fight On to Hold Services in Public Schools," Crosswalk
- "Should Government Protect Religion Done "on Sunday in Church"?," Ryan Messmore, The Heritage Foundation
- "Fortnight for Freedom -U.S. Catholics and Religious Liberty: The Origins," George Weigel, First Things
- "Two Key Victories For Religious Freedom On High School Campuses," Alan Sears, Alliance Defense Fund
Religion in America
Check out Dr. Kenyn Cureton's feature on Watchmen Pastors called "The Lost Episodes," featuring how religion has had an impact on our Founding Fathers.
- "A Response to Evangelical Calls for Public Withdrawal," Rob Schwarzwalder, The Christian Post
- "Diagnosing Christian Right Derangement Syndrome," Tim Dalyrmple, Patheos
- "Modern but Not Liberal," David S. Yeago, First Things
- "Gallup Poll: Religion in the States," Gallup
Secularism
- "The Conflict Really Lies within New Atheism," Christopher O. Tollefsen, The Public Discourse
- "Belief in God Among Young People," Pew Research Center
International
Israel
- "Defeating the Jewish Alinskyites," Caroline Glick, The Jerusalem Post
- "Alice Walker: The Color of Anti-Semitism," Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Magazine
International Economy and Family
- "Why Austerity Isn't Enough," Samuel Gregg, The Acton Institute
- "Everything That's Wrong With the Economy These Days," Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Religious Persecution
- "Seeds of hope," Russell Board, WORLD Magazine
- "Who Are the Copts?," Jayson Casper, Christianity Today
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "Islamically Correct Counterterrorism," Deborah Weiss, The Washington Times
- "Convert From Islam in Sudan Loses Wife, Children," Simba Tian, Crosswalk
- "Islamist vs. Secularist for Egyptian Presidency," Ryan Mauro, Frontpage
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "Constitutionality of Health Reform: An Argument for Popular Constitutionalism," Greg Weiner, Library of Law and Liberty
- "A Solution in Search of a Problem," Matthew J. Franck, National Review Online
Judicial Activism
- "Federal Circuit Takes "Willfulness" Out of Jurors' Hands," Justin Shubow, The FedSoc Blog
- "Judicial activism in Prop. 8 ruling," Brian Raum, The Washington Times
Other News of Note
- "Are Americans Too Dumb for Democracy?," Lee Harris, The American
- "Washingtonianism," Myron Magnet, City Journal
- "The Meaning of the "Pursuit of Happiness," Joe Carter, The Acton Institute
- "Women in Combat: Ranger School Debate," James M. Kushiner, Touchstone Magazine
Book reviews
- "Review: What We Can't Not Know: A Guide," Caleb Nelson, WORLD Magazine
- "Reclaiming Democratic Capitalism," William Voegli, Claremont Review of Books
- "Back to the City," Howard Husock, City Journal
- "Is Capitalism Immoral? An Interview with Father Robert Sirico," Joseph E. Gorra, Patheos
- "The Takeover of the Female Fantasy: Fifty Shades of Grey," Ashley Moore, Kyria