By: Foster Friess – usatoday.com – March 9, 2018 If we are going to help avoid new generations of school violence like that unleashed in Parkland, Fla., last month, changing laws isn’t enough. We have to address the core of the problem: the shooter himself. Who was Nikolas Cruz? Like many other mass shooters, fatherless or a victim of divorce,...

By: Rachel del Guidice – dailysignal.com – March 19, 2018 A California law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to promote abortion “affects us on a personal level too, so the ramifications are pretty far-reaching,” says Christine Vatuone, CEO at Informed Choices. Pictured, from left: Debbie Whittaker, registered nurse and nurse manager; Vatuone; Amanda McRoberts, administrative assistant; Kathleen Shaffer, office manager; and...

By: Richard Fry – pewresearch.org – May 5, 2017 Through both recession and recovery, the share of young adults living in their parents’ home continues to rise. Today’s young adults are also more likely to be at home for an extended stay compared with previous generations of young adults who resided with their parents, according to a Pew Research Center...

Public schools are increasingly unhealthy for kids’ emotional stability. Let us count the ways. By: Stella Morabito – Thefederalist.com – February 21, 2018 Why doesn’t anyone investigate the toxic effects of today’s bureaucrat-run mega-schools in the wake of a school shooting? It’s high time we place a share of the blame there. Apologists for these noxious systems continue to shift blame for...

By: Stella Morabito – stellamorabito.net – February 23, 2018 I recently spoke at the Family Research Council about a new fad in mass public schooling called “social and emotional learning” (SEL.) Those who advocate for SEL claim the program will give children critical life skills, such as empathy, getting along with others, and making good decisions. An organization called the...

By: Josh Shepherd – stream.org – February 22, 2018 This week, the world mourns the death of Reverend Billy Graham. He preached the Christian gospel to more than 215 million people worldwide during his lifetime. Graham also met with and advised every U.S. President since the World War II era. Several Christian ministries Graham founded remain active, notably Christianity Today...

By: Robert Knight – washingtontimes.com – February 18, 2018 It’s tax season again. As you struggle to submit something to Uncle Sam that won’t send federal agents to your door, guns blazing, it’s worth pondering how immoral and unconstitutional the whole thing is. It’s immoral because the government is spending far more than it takes in and keeps adding to...

By: Robert Knight – washingtontimes.com – February 18, 2018 It’s tax season again. As you struggle to submit something to Uncle Sam that won’t send federal agents to your door, guns blazing, it’s worth pondering how immoral and unconstitutional the whole thing is. It’s immoral because the government is spending far more than it takes in and keeps adding to...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – February 15, 2018 In mass shootings, evidence of mental-health problems, aberrant behavior, or political radicalization is so common that the absence of such evidence is odd. The United States is facing a puzzling paradox. Even as gun crime has plunged precipitously from the terrible highs of the early 1990s, mass shootings have increased. Consider...

By: Elizabeth Zwirz – foxnews.com – February 14, 2018 A shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, left at least 17 people dead, officials said Wednesday, and the suspect —  a former student — was in custody. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel updates media on shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, says suspect was armed with an AR-15....