Biden

^{Debra J. Saunders
September 12, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

DC’s Insatiable Urge to Splurge

_{Debra J. Saunders
September 12, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Asked Wednesday when Congress will raise the debt ceiling by mid-October, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded that the House will do what needs to be done “because it’s the responsible thing to do.” What exactly? “We’re paying the Trump credit card,” she said. As long as both parties think they can keep spending money on credit and blame it all on the other side, red ink will flow. Read More ›

P20210121AS-0485: President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Debra J. Saunders
September 5, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Comforter-in-Chief? Not Really

_{Debra J. Saunders
September 5, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

This time, mourning parents aren’t blaming a president for sending their children to war to die. They’re angry that he ordered a botched withdrawal in which their children were killed — and he thought it was about his grief. He doesn’t know what to say to them, and I don’t know what to say about him, other than: He doesn’t seem to be in command. Read More ›

vial, covid-19, coronavirus vaccine ampoule, bottle for injection with syringe

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Questioning Vaccine Mandates

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

If a free society is to remain worthy of the name, persuasion—not coercion—must be the watchword. Because if COVID becomes the excuse for government and Big Business to exert such extreme control, even greater intrusions on civil liberties will surely follow. Once power is grabbed, the grabbers rarely let go. Read More ›

Piggy bank with graduation hat and jar with money for education on table. Tuition fees concept

^{Debra J. Saunders
August 22, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Who Wants Higher Tuition?

_{Debra J. Saunders
August 22, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

President Joe Biden and Democrats want to lower the cost of higher education by increasing Pell Grants and forgiving student debt. Biden wants to forgive $10,000 per student. Progressives want to up the ante to $50,000 per individual. Here’s a novel idea: Maybe the better way to cut the cost of college is to cut the cost of college. Read More ›

Beautiful toddler sitting on the floor playing with building blocks toy at kindergarten

^{Keri D. Ingraham
July 13, 2021
Education}

With Biden It’s a Free-for-All, Preschool Included

_{Keri D. Ingraham
July 13, 2021
Education}

Falling within his $1.8 trillion American Families Plans, the President is attempting to push a policy of government-provided preschool for all three- and four-year-old children. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Bad Election Rules and Stupid Media Tricks

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste, the saying goes. So Democrats have been working to make state election law changes implemented to make voting safer during COVID-19 both permanent and broader. And they’re pushing federal legislation to impose their methods on unwilling states. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
May 30, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Without Dirty Mining, You Can’t Make Clean Cars

_{Debra J. Saunders
May 30, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

If Biden is serious about America beating China in the race to produce the most EVs, Washington should be pushing for U.S. mining which China cannot disrupt. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Stealing Vaccine Patents Would Be a Big Mistake

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Patent protection is crucial to the free-market system and essential to continuing medical innovation. Whatever immediate benefit might be derived by stealing the vaccine would ultimately be more than offset by the new drugs never brought to market and vaccines not invented. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education}

K-12 Redesign: A Financial Overhaul

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 22, 2021
Education}

The United States leads the world in K-12 education spending yet lags behind 25 other developed nations in K-12 student achievement. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education}

$130 Billion & First 100 Days

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 17, 2021
Education}

President Biden promised to reopen K-12 public schools within his first 100 days in office. His current proposal entails $130 billion of funding toward this end. Will the teacher unions determine this massive funding sufficient and get their teachers back on campus and in classrooms? Read More ›