The U.S. is a Democratic Constitutional Republic, and Yes, It Matters
By James D. Agresti | James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, repeatedly emphasized that the United States is a “republic” and not a “democracy.” In stark contrast, Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg columnist and former political science professor recently insisted…
Down Syndrome Man Makes Case for Value of All Human Life
By Nick Givas | “Fox & Friends” highlighted actor Ashton Kutcher on Thursday amid pro-choice controversy after he shared a video of a man with Down syndrome advocating how his life is worth living. “In some cases, people terminate a pregnancy because of an illness or a disease — or Down’s syndrome, in some cases,…”
Let’s Have a Real Immigration Debate
By Bill Scher | The shutdown debate can seem pointlessly semantic. President Trump wants $5 billion to begin work on a “steel barrier,” which he portrays as a generous compromise from his initial proposal of a concrete wall. Democrats say they want “border security” and have supported $1.3 billion in funds for fencing, but say they…
Pro-Choice Doctor Makes Calls for Halt to Abortions of Babies with Down Syndrome
By John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera | A pro-choice doctor just made a case for not aborting children with Down syndrome. But his case needs to be better. By one estimate, about three-fourths of all pregnant women in the United States undergo prenatal testing to determine if their child has Down syndrome.
Why are Christians Running Away From California?
By Rod Dreher | This is news: Summit Ministries has relocated a summer program from Biola University to another state. Why? From the press release: “…has had to cancel its sessions at Biola University near Los Angeles due to concerns that California will forbid some of what it teaches.”
How Often Do Citizens Use Guns to Stop Violence?
By James D. Agresti | In a New York Times column entitled “How to Reduce Shootings,” Nicholas Kristof writes, “It is true that guns are occasionally used to stop violence. But contrary to what the National Rifle Association suggests, this is rare. One study by the Violence Policy Center found that in 2012 there were 259 justifiable homicides…
Men, Stop Virtue-Signaling and Return to Rules
By Ben Shapiro | An age-old truth becomes new again: Social boundaries help keep people in line. ‘My gender is terrible,” Politico Chief Economic Correspondent Ben White wrote earlier this week. Time Politics Editor Ryan League Beckwith tweeted, “Not tweeting tomorrow. Just retweeting women. Men: Join me.”
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
By Jean M. Twenge | One day last summer, around noon, I called Athena, a 13-year-old who lives in Houston, Texas. She answered her phone—she’s had an iPhone since she was 11—sounding as if she’d just woken up. We chatted about her favorite songs and TV shows, and I asked her what she likes to do with her friends….
How Transgender Ideology Is Producing Child Abuse
By Michelle Cretella | Transgender politics have taken Americans by surprise, and caught some lawmakers off guard. Just a few short years ago, not many could have imagined a high-profile showdown over transgender men and women’s access to single-sex bathrooms in North Carolina. But transgender ideology is not just infecting our laws. It is intruding into the lives of the most innocent…