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^{Scott S. Powell
March 30, 2023
Foreign Policy}

Don’t Forfeit US Sovereignty to Reset Federal Reserve System

_{Scott S. Powell
March 30, 2023
Foreign Policy}

As we connect the dots and put together the puzzle of what's going on globally, and here at home, we must first take ourselves out of denial, overcome the normalcy bias, and recognize that everything is different now than it has been at any previous time in history. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Terri Schiavo Case Was a Culture-of-Death Tipping Point

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

The court-ordered death of Terri Schiavo was an ominous cultural tipping point. The legal case began when Terri’s husband Michael Schiavo applied to remove the feeding tube from his profoundly cognitively disabled wife so that she would die by dehydration. When Terri’s parents Bob and Mary Schindler, joined by her siblings Bobby and Suzanne, fought the plan in court, profoundly important cultural and legal battle lines were drawn that were destined to change the country. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2023
Education}

One Governor Gets Out of the Gate with Guts, Grit & Grace

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2023
Education}

Arkansas’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the country’s youngest serving governor and her state’s first female governor, has wasted no time attracting the national spotlight. Sanders has heads turning to see what policies she’ll enact in Arkansas next. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
March 20, 2023
Economics}

The Greatest Risk to Americans Is the Federal Government, Not Bank Failures

_{Scott S. Powell
March 20, 2023
Economics}

It's far better for America’s citizenry and businesses to have the strength and resourcefulness that comes from free exchange of ideas and information, creativity, honesty, and self-reliance than to have a dependence on a profligate and corrupt government. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2023
Education}

Union Leaders & Bureaucrats Have Long Ignored Parents’ Concerns

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2023
Education}

With families wanting other options than the traditional public school and with the passage of school choice bills, the K-12 education market is experiencing a much-needed shake up. Parents are now seeing themselves as consumers of K-12 education for their children. Read More ›

Dad accompanies or picks up children from school. Beginning of the school year, students go back to school

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 13, 2023
Education}

Give Parents Back Their Rights

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 13, 2023
Education}

House Republicans introduced the Parents Bill of Rights Act to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in public schools. The bill establishes that parents have the right to know what is being taught, to be heard, to see the school budget and spending, to protect their child's privacy, and to be updated on any violent activity at schools. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
March 11, 2023
Discovery Institute}

On Visions of Empire

_{Marvin Olasky
March 11, 2023
Discovery Institute}

Four days from now is the Ides of March, which brings to mind the most famous death on that day, Julius Caesar’s — and that gets me thinking about all the little Caesars, Kaisers, and Czars that came after him. Krishan Kumar’s Visions of Empire (Princeton, 2017) readably tells the story of Rome and five other empires: Ottoman, Habsburg, Russian/Soviet, Read More ›

^{Andrew McDiarmid
March 10, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

Why In-N-Out Burger Is What Vibrant Conservatism Tastes Like

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 10, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

What is conservatism? Ask 10 people and you’ll get 10 different answers. In our confused American moment, knowing what conservatism is and what it isn’t will help us find clarity, invite sanity back into the public square, and give us a better chance to cure what ills our United States. Read More ›

Francis Collins at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory — President Joe Biden tours the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland. From left, Deputy Director of the NIH NIAAID Vaccine Research Center Dr. Barney Graham, Chief Medical Adviser to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and Senior Research Fellow and Coronavirus Team Lead at the NIAIC Vaccine Research Center Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 10, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Former Public Health Officials Undermine Public Trust with Conduct Unbecoming Scientists

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 10, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, infamously boasted, “I represent science.” Let’s hope not. His actions during the COVID emergency both corrupted science and undermined trust in our most important public health institutions. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
March 3, 2023
Education}

WA’s Children Can’t Stride Into the Future in a 19th-Century Education System

_{Donald Nielsen
March 3, 2023
Education}

A recent Seattle Times editorial blames much of the failings of Seattle Public Schools on the current administration. Certainly, the current as well as prior administrations deserve criticism. But so do a lot of other players. Read More ›