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October 16, 2018

The Odds of Elizabeth Warren Growing Our Economy? Less Than 1/1,024

Amid speculation of a 2020 presidential bid, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) attempted to dispel the notion that she falsely asserted Native American heritage for personal gain by releasing a DNA test showing she was as little as 1/1,024^th Native American. If this was her 2020 kickoff, it gave new meaning to the phrase "stumble out of the gate."[...]

October 15, 2018

Kelvey Vander Hart

Justice Kavanaugh Faces First Test of Abortion Stance on Supreme Court

Although many have speculated how our nation's newest Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would rule when it comes to abortion, the first test of his stance has begun.[...]

October 12, 2018

Reagan Cool

Yale Pro-Life Conference Offers Glimpse of Movement’s Future

Last month, students at Yale University organized a pro-life conference called “Vita et Veritas.” The conference hosted seven excellent speakers from across the country and drew guests from several states, including students from Harvard, Hillsdale, Notre Dame, Princeton, and Yale.[...]

October 12, 2018

Thomas Valentine

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of D.C.’s Scandal-Plagued Cardinal Wuerl

In an expected but still momentous announcement, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. Wuerl has been under intense scrutiny over his handling of sexual abuse allegations during his time as Bishop of Pittsburgh and later as Archbishop of Washington.[...]

October 11, 2018

Jonathan Decker

Senate Democrats Vote Unanimously to Restrict Americans’ Healthcare Choices

Yesterday every single Senate Democrat voted to abolish new low-cost health insurance plans made available by the Trump administration. While the joint resolution narrowly failed in a 50-50 vote, it was revealing to see how Democrats from Chuck Schumer to Joe Manchin were so mortified by the mere existence of affordable insurance policies that they fought tooth-and-nail to make them illegal. It is more bewildering coming from the party that claims to be for "choice."[...]

October 10, 2018

Thomas Valentine

Could Democrats’ Antics on Kavanaugh Save the GOP Congress?

The Kavanaugh confirmation fight may be over. But the larger battle is still raging.[...]

October 9, 2018

Kelvey Vander Hart

Why Is Facebook Blocking Ads for This Film on a Criminal Abortionist?

Opening on October 12th, “Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer,” is set to educate the public about one of the most horrifying abortion clinics to ever exist. Now, Facebook is diminishing the film’s social media impact.[...]

October 9, 2018

Karen R. Effrem, MD

New Report Reveals the Twin Dangers of Common Core and School Choice

A thorough new white paper from the Pioneer Institute titled “Common Core, School Choice and Rethinking Standards-Based Reform” expertly discusses the mountain of evidence showing the flaws and failures of the Common Core standards and their aligned curriculum, as well as how damaging the centralized standards reform movement is to school choice. The report is authored by Neal McCluskey, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom; Theodor Rebarber, head of the nonprofit AccountabilityWorks; and Patrick J. Wolf, Distinguished Professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas.[...]

October 5, 2018

Jonathan Decker

New Mexico Gov. Enacts Bold Reforms to Strengthen Nation’s Top Economy

This week, Bloomberg News reported that New Mexico has the “top performing state economy since Trump took office.” On the heels of that announcement, the good news kept on rolling for New Mexico residents when Governor Susana Martinez unveiled what are potentially the boldest series of occupational licensing reforms ever undertaken in the United States.[...]