Penna Dexter You have probably noticed the conservative–liberal divide on COVID-19 mitigation measures, especially lockdowns. It’s not that conservatives aren’t worried about the current uptick in cases. We just don’t think another set of lockdowns will be particularly effective in the long run. We see the millions of jobs lost, businesses shuttered, whole industries devastated — perhaps never to fully…
Read NowPenna Dexter As we enter 2021, many scholars I respect warn that things are becoming quite different in America. What’s being described as a ”soft totalitarianism” is taking hold in American public, economic, and academic life. People are being canceled, losing jobs, educational opportunities, and the ability to express ideas that have Christian and conservative roots. If you’re a believer,…
Read NowPenna Dexter Election battles have not delayed the rollout of the left’s agenda on abortion. Last week a hearing before a subcommittee of the powerful House Appropriations Committee considered a repeal of the Hyde Amendment. The title of the hearing was “The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay.” The Hyde Amendment,…
Read NowPenna Dexter Millions of America’s students may have fallen behind during months of remote schooling. But parents have learned a lot. Some have discovered the benefits of homeschooling. Others found out how hard it can be and are jubilant when their schools reopen. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the findings of a non-profit organization called Northwest Evaluation Association….
Read NowPenna Dexter One disturbing result of the recent elections was a vote in the state of Oregon to decriminalize the possession of all illegal drugs. Roughly sixty percent of Oregon voters supported Measure 110, which makes it no longer a crime to possess a “non-commercial” amount of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and a few other drugs. An individual caught with any…
Read NowPenna Dexter The chaos that characterized much of our electoral process this year is no shock and here’s why: When Democrats retook the House of Representatives two years ago, they surprised many of their constituents with the bill they unveiled as their first priority. H.R.1 did not become law, but this election gave us a look at some of its…
Read NowPenna Dexter A faith-based foster care agency, Catholic Social Services, is suing the city of Philadelphia to restore its right to place foster children in homes. Children deemed in need of foster care are wards of the state. Governments partner with private agencies to recruit, evaluate, and endorse families for fostering. But Philadelphia is refusing to work with Catholic Social…
Read NowPenna Dexter Though it’s taking a while to know the true outcomes of this year’s elections, we do know some important things: We know that, in the U.S. House of Representatives, the last four years have been characterized less by governance than by theater. In her post-election column, The Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel says, “Americans elect lawmakers to pass…
Read NowPenna Dexter The election came and went without passage of a fourth coronavirus relief/stimulus bill. Negotiations between the White House and the House of Representatives started last spring, ramped up as the election approached, and then stalled out. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged caution, preferring that Congress assess the effects of the first three massive relief packages before passing…
Read NowPenna Dexter Coverage of pre-existing health conditions has been a hot button in presidential debates and senate hearings for a Supreme Court nominee. In one debate, former Vice President Joe Biden argued that “100 million people who have pre-existing conditions” will lose their health insurance if the Trump Administration wins an Obamacare case set to be argued at the US…
Read NowPenna Dexter This election we’ve heard discussions of some radical, far-left ideas on the campaign trail. But it was a real shock last week to hear a presidential candidate voice support for a right to gender transitions for 8-year-olds. At the ABC townhall in Philadelphia, the mother of a third-grader who identifies as transgender asked candidate Joe Biden, how he,…
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