A new book on, The State of the American Mind, reminds us of the ignorance and anti-intellectualism on college campuses and in our popular culture. One of the editors of this work is Emory Professor Mark Bauerlein, who I have talked about before because he was the author of the book, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young…
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Today is a significant setback for all Americans who believe in the Constitution, the rule of law, democratic self-government, and marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong: It should not have mandated all 50 states to redefine marriage. This is judicial activism: nothing in the Constitution requires the redefinition of…
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The latest undercover videos concerning abortion released last week join the other abortion expose videos done by Lila Rose and Live Action. In the past, she and her group have caught Planned Parenthood officials taking money so they could abort more black babies and covering up the crimes of sexual predators who preyed on young girls. The latest videos of…
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The HUD Secretary of the Obama Administration announced a government rule that will affect your family and community in ways you might not have imagined. Stanley Kurtz says that this is one of the most radical initiatives from this administration and has transformative potential. It gives the federal government power to impose “preferred racial and ethnic composition, densifying housing, transportation,…
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The Obama administration was forced to play defense on Monday after lawmakers in both parties criticized its decision to let the United Nations — not Congress — have the first say on the Iran nuclear deal. Republicans pounced on the decision following the U.N. Security Council’s 15-0 vote, arguing the White House was giving short shrift to congressional assent in…
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To conceive of America apart from religious liberty is almost unthinkable. But recent events have shown us the unthinkable may be right around the corner, with long-established religious rights being brushed away—despite weak judicial assurances to the contrary. I think it’s worthwhile to take a look at how important Christian liberty was to America’s settlers and founders. For many of…
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Today’s kids are disconnecting from parents while they are connecting to the digital world through their smart phones and other digital devices. That is why it is so important for parents and other adults to read the book, Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World, written by Dr. Kathy Koch. She was on my radio program…
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We ought not to relegate Greece’s problems to Greece or even just to Europe. It’s true that Greece’s economy is only about the size of Louisiana’s and comprises just about 2 percent of the euro zone economy. The markets could absorb a Greek default. Greece’s contagion will not be economic, but political. Washington Post economics columnist Robert Samuelson advises that…
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Americans still believe in the First Amendment. The 2015 annual survey found that three-fourths (75%) do not believe the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees. That is a significant jump from the 57 percent last year brought about by the Boston Marathon bombing and questions about media coverage of the tragedy. Gene Policinski is the chief…
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday unsurprisingly hailed the nuclear agreement struck with US-led world powers, and derided the “failed” efforts of the “warmongering Zionists.” His delight, Iran’s delight, is readily understandable. The agreement legitimizes Iran’s nuclear program, allows it to retain core nuclear facilities, permits it to continue research in areas that will dramatically speed its breakout to the…
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As it closed a controversial term last week, the Supreme Court signaled a readiness to hear its first abortion case since 2007. Five justices agreed to halt temporarily the enforcement of a Texas law mandating health and safety standards for abortion facilities. Abortion-industry lawyers will next formally ask the Court to review a lower court’s ruling upholding the law, and…
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