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July 28, 2017
Thomas Valentine

The Military Discriminates All the Time — And That’s a Good Thing
The howling from the media and leftists on the internet started literally within seconds of Trump's series of tweets announcing that transgender people would not be accepted into the military. (For the record, he never should have announced it via Twitter -- that’s not the place to make reforms to the military.) Most of these cries have involved the typical accusations of civil rights violations and discrimination. But these complaints presume that military service is a right. They forget that the military discriminates all the time -- as it should.[...]
July 27, 2017
Jane Robbins

Man Up, State Leaders! It’s Time to Declare Independence on Education!
With implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) under the U.S. Department of Education (USED), objections are flying to this or that policy (to the extent policy can be discerned). Conservatives criticize continued USED heavy-handedness and mixed signals, particularly by Secretary DeVos’ Democratic lieutenant Jason Botel, with respect to critiquing state plans. Liberals fear funding cuts and relaxed requirements related to certain subgroups of students. Both sides decry the apparent confusion emanating from USED.[...]
July 27, 2017
Erik Halvorson

What’s Wrong with “Single-Payer”? Just Ask Charlie Gard’s Parents
Overshadowed this week by Senate Republicans’ continued attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) let loose on Sunday that Democrats’ alternative solutions on healthcare could include an option long rumored to be on the progressive agenda. “Single-payer is on the table,” Schumer told the host of ABC’s “This Week,” hinting at a possible Democrat platform item should the GOP fail in its long-promised attempt to reform the US healthcare system.[...]
July 26, 2017
Andrea Moury

The 5 Most Disturbing Things Planned Parenthood Wants to Tell Preschoolers
Planned Parenthood has devised its latest tactic aimed at brainwashing children as young as preschool-age with their gender and sexual ideology. The organization’s new guidelines provide sexually explicit talking points for parents to use to infiltrate their children’s minds with Planned Parenthood’s views on topics such as “gender identity” and masturbation.[...]