In the aftermath of the GOP’s summer collapse in which it failed to deliver on a seven-year promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, an unlikely but familiar face was working behind the scenes to salvage that promise, the GOP’s dignity, and the American system of governance: Rick Santorum.[...]
This article was originally posted at Crisis Magazine and co-authored by Jane Robbins, an attorney and senior fellow at the American Principles Project.[...]
Over the past six months, students from campuses around the country have been campaigning and collecting donations for Students for Life’s “Sock it to Planned Parenthood” initiative. The goal of this project was to collect 323,999 baby socks -- one for every life lost at the hands of Planned Parenthood abortions last year -- and deliver them to Capitol Hill in order to convince Congress to defund the abortion giant. Unfortunately, Congressional leaders have not followed through thus far on their promise to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood, but pro-life advocates are not giving up yet.[...]
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is rolling out a new plan to fight racism on college campuses -- by funding segregated dinners. Yes, you read that correctly.[...]
There is a bill awaiting the 115th United States Congress, H.R. 899, which calls for an end to our dreadful U.S. Department of Education. The elegant simplicity of this bill is obvious. H.R. 899 is stated in its entirety as: “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.” If brevity is indeed the soul of wit, then this is amongst the wittiest of bills. H.R. 899 is a bill whose condition is devoutly to be wished, for the constitutionality of the Department of Education is more than just a little questionable; it is unconstitutional by definition.[...]
This article is part of a series focusing on Lens of Liberty, a project of the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation.[...]
Last week, the odds of achieving pro-growth tax cuts in 2017 took an important step forward when Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin expressed his desire for tax reform to be retroactive.[...]
This article was originally posted at Townhall and co-authored by Jane Robbins, an attorney and senior fellow at the American Principles Project.[...]
Last week, H.R. 1628 was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill is a last-ditch Obamacare repeal effort, but it has the potential to defund Planned Parenthood and end federally sponsored abortions as well.[...]
According to new guidelines released yesterday, a leading international health organization is encouraging children under 16 who identify as transgender to undergo highly experimental hormonal therapies -- such as puberty-blocking treatment and cross-sex hormones -- aimed at making their bodies appear to be that of the other sex, despite the possibly damaging side effects of these therapies.[...]