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Educational Freedom and Reform
Homeschooling
- "The Homeschooling Widow," Tracy Klicka, Homeschooling Now
- "School District's Outreach to Homeschoolers--A Trojan Horse," Home School Legal Defense Association
Legislation and Policy Proposals
- "A Bar Exam for Teachers?," Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
- "Educators 2012: A Year To Endure," Gabriel Pagel, The Examined Life
- "Schools Spy on Suspected Out-of-District Kids," Joy Pullman, The Heartland Institute
- "School achievement gaps must be closed," Editorial, The Detroit News
- "How to Teach Kids to Be Entrepreneurs, Not Followers," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
College Debt
- "One Nurse's Travails with Student Debt Paints a Bigger Picture," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "Federal Student Aid and the Law of Unintended Consequences," Richard Vedder, Imprimis
- "Stretching the higher education dollar," American Enterprise Institute
- "Is college an economic imperative?," Walter E. Williams, The Orange County Register
Government Reform
Regulation
- "How far can Congress now reach?," Nathan Durden, Family Research Council
- "The Religious Left's Hunger for Big Government," Ray Nothstine, The Acton Institute
- "Dodd-Frank: The Economic Case for Repeal," Peter J. Wallison, The American
Waste/Fraud/Abuse
- "Big government spending dates to the Father of Our Country," Joe Hotchkiss, The Augusta Chronicle
- "Pork Reports Uncovers $468 Million In Government Waste," NewsChannel5.com
Health Care
Abstinence
- "Abstinence: Why Sexual Integrity Isn't Out-of-Date," Nathaniel Peters, LifeNews.com
- "The Unacceptable Alternative Lifestyle," Betsy VanDenBerghe, First Things
Health care reform: Political and Legislative efforts
- "Court Ruling Keeps Abortion Funding, Religious Freedom Violation, Health Care Rationing and Other troubling provisions," David Christensen, Family Research Council
- "Video: Tony Perkins on SCOTUS upholding Health Care Law," Jared Bridges, Family Research Council
- "One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions in American History," Ken Klukowski, Breitbart.com
- "The Roberts Rules," Opinion, The Wall Street Journal
- "Supreme Court Upholds Health-Care Law, Stage Set for First Amendment Showdown," Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register
Homosexuality
- "Gay Donors Open Wallets On Both Sides Of The Aisle," Ari Shapiro, NPR
- "Bigotry, David Blankenhorn, and the Future of Marriage," Maggie Gallagher, The Public Discourse
- "Christian group backs away from ex-gay therapy," Associated Press
- "DOMA decision appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court," Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews.com
Human Life and Bioethics
Abortion
- "NBC Chief Medical Advisor Sees Abortion as "Science" and a "Means of Preventing Disease"," Jeanne Monahan, Family Research Council
- "SFLA Releases Poll Results on Young People, Abortion, and the 2012 Election," Press Release, Students for Life of America
- "Casey at Twenty: Lessons from a Judicial Disaster," William Saunders, The Public Discourse
- "Planned Parenthood v. Casey at Twenty: The Worst Constitutional Decision of All Time," Michael Stokes Paulsen, The Public Discourse
- "CDC Report on Abortion Trends Shows Pro-Life Progress," Michael New, National Review Online
- "'Business as usual' at Mississippi's last abortion clinic after judge blocks law at 11th hour," John Jalsevac, LifeSiteNews.com
- "Contraception, the NAE, and what a Conversation Does," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
- "South Dakota Law Against Coerced Abortions Takes Effect," Amy Sobie, LifeNews.com
- "Brewer signs Arizona bill on contraception coverage," Angie Holdsworth, Associated Press
Bioethics and Biotechnology
- "NIH backs disease detectives and RNA sleuths," Meredith Wadman, Nature
- "The Guilty Generation," John Patrick, Touchstone Magazine
- "FDA Approves Over-the-Counter HIV Testing," Daniel Halper, The Weekly Standard
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
- "Canada court says suicide laws unconstitutional," Associated Press
- "British Medical Association maintains opposition to euthanasia despite pressure," Hilary White, LifeSiteNews.com
Stem Cell Research
To read about the latest advances in ethical adult stem cell research, keep up with leading-edge reports from FRC's Dr. David Prentice, click here.
- "Amniotic fluid yields alternatives to embryonic stem cells," Phys.org
- "Massachusetts stem-cell bank to close," Ewen Callaway, Nature
- "For Type I Diabetes, Adult Stem Cells Outperform Embryonic," Rebecca Taylor, LifeNews.com
Human Trafficking
- "Answering 19,427 Calls," Sonya Hudson, The Polaris Project
- "Ohio governor signs stricter human trafficking law," Associated Press
Marriage and Family
Adoption
- "Why One Couple Turned to Twitter to Adopt a Baby," Zoe Fox, Mashable
- "Richardson Introduces Adoption Bill," Ben Novotony, Long Beach Post
Family Economics
- "Love, Happiness, and Other Things Money Can't (Or At Least Shouldn't) Buy," Michael M. Rosen, The American
- "Study Reports Stress In Different Demographic Groups," Connie K. Ho, RedOrbit.com
Family Structure
- "Spoiled Kids, Bad Parents," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "Fathers Can Expect to Be Surprised," Petar Nenadov, The Gospel Coalition
- "California bill would allow a child to have more than two parents," Jim Sanders, The Sacramento Bee
- "Marriage: Contract vs. Sacrament," Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing
- "All The Lonely People," Anthony Esolen, Touchstone Magazine
- "Women, Callings, and Having It All," Jennifer A. Marshall, The Gospel Coalition
Media
Pornography
- "Pornopoly," Dave Dunham, The Gospel Coalition
- "Sierra Newbold a victim of America's apathy to pornography problem," John L. Harmer, Deseret News
Internet
- "Facebook Adds Same-Sex Marriage Icons for Couples," Samantha Murphy, Mashable
- "The New Roman Roads: Technology and Bible Reading," Robert C. Crosby, D. Min., The Huffington Post
Religion and Public Policy
Religious Liberty
- "Standing Up to Rousseau: Remarks at a Fortnight for Freedom," Hunter Baker, The Acton Institute
- "Supreme Court Declines Mt. Soledad Case: We Live to Fight Another Day," Chris Gacek, Family Research Council
- "They Preached Liberty," Joseph Loconte, The Wall Street Journal
- "Religious Freedom: Why Now? Defending an Embattled Human Right," Timothy Shah, Matthew J. Franck, and Thomas F. Farr, The Public Discourse
- "'A sigh of relief'," Tiffany Owens, WORLD Magazine
- "Is Freedom of Religion Endangered in the United States?," Peter Berger, The American Interest
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.
- "EVENT TRANSCRIPT: Religion and the Shaping of American Culture," Ethics and Public Policy Center
- "Books and Culture Podcast: Jesus hates Right Wingers," John Wilson, Books and Culture
- "Entertainment Bibles," Russell E. Saltzman, First Things
- "Finding God in a North Dakota oil boom," Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, GetReligion.org
- "Catholics adopting evangelical methods on college campuses," Sophia Lee, WORLD Magazine
- "6 Traits of a Pastor in Awe of God," Paul Tripp, The Gospel Coalition
Secularism
- "Arab secularism and its discontents," Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy
- "Vatican blames lack of priests on secularism, abuse, parents," Alessandro Speciale, The Washington Post
International
Israel
- "About Those Jews...," Caroline Glick, The Jerusalem Post
- "'A Great Compliment Paid the Jews'," Michael W. Schwartz, Commentary Magazine
International Economy and Family
- "Financial Fiddling while the Euro Burns," Samuel Gregg, The Acton Institute
- "The Predictable European Summit Ritual," Desmond Lachman, The American
Religious Persecution
- "Band of Brothers," Jamie Dean, WORLD Magazine
- "Preserve Bethlehem's Christians as Well as the Church of the Nativity," Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Magazine
- "Religious Violence Builds Across Africa," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
Sharia law -- U.S., foreign
- "Chavez's Dangerous Liaisons with Tehran," Roger F. Noriega, The American
- "Spring in Sudan?," Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
- "American Family Law and Sharia-Compliant Marriages," Karen J. Lugo, The Federalist Society
The Courts
Constitutional Issues
- "On Being Taxed For Just Standing There: The Roberts Opinion on the Obama Health Care Law," Rob Schwarzwalder, Family Research Council
- "SCOTUS Health Care Ruling Jeopardizes Future of Liberty," Family Research Council
- "The Supreme Court Does Obamacare: A Constitutional Wreck," Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
- "Cunning or crazy?," Emily Belz, WORLD Magazine
- "The Dangers of Prudence and the Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
Judicial Activism
- "The New Textualists' Finest Hour?," Michael M. Rosen, The American
Other News of Note
- "Abandoning the Constitution," John Marini, Claremont Review of Books
- "Restoring the Constitution," James W. Ceaser, Claremont Review of Books
- "Skip College Math," Charlie Cook, National Journal
- "Stung by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama Brigade," Susan Saulny, New York Times
- "Collective Action and the Declaration," James R. Rogers, First Things
John Steele Gordon, writing in Commentary, offers a valuable historical perspective:
Never before that I know of, has a federal tax been placed on inactivity. If you buy something, you pay a sales tax. If you earn income, you pay an income tax. If you do business as a corporation, you pay an excise tax. Now, if you don't buy health insurance, you pay a tax on not doing so. What else then can be taxed? Not exercising?
Book reviews
- "Staff Summer Reading: Why We Picked Our Books," The Examined Life
- "A Summer Reading Guide for the Mere-O Reader," Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Orthodoxy
- "The Page That Changed My Life: Owen Strachan," Owen Strachan, The Gospel Coalition