Some pro-life Catholics are acting shocked that the Vatican warmly greeted the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, who is pro-abortion. They don’t seem to understand that the Vatican and Obama agree on most major international issues.
Recent Articles
Must Green Mean Godless?
[On October 15] a federal appeals court will hear oral argument on behalf of a former Syracuse kindergarten student whose art project was censored.
Advanced Ambulance Chasing
The lawsuit industry makes up about six percent of America’s GDP and costs thirty times more than what the NIH spends annually on cures for deadly diseases, said Lawrence J. McQuillan at a recent Heritage Foundation event.
We the People
Jeremy Rabkin, Professor of Law at George Mason University addressed the topic, “Are we outsourcing the U. S. Constitution?,” at an Accuracy in Academia Constitution Day author’s night on September 17th.
Tort$ are not pastries
With politicians and protesters right and left screaming about Obama’s proposed health care reform, Bill Batchelder and Lawrence J. McQuillan have another idea: focusing on tort reform instead.
ACORN: A Communist Boogeyman
Bertha Lewis, CEO of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), spoke at a press conference at the National Press Building on October 6th. When asked if this was meant to be an “apology tour” for the recent YouTube video scandal and voter fraud allegations, Lewis replied that it is a “set-the-record-straight tour.”
Topping Torts
When Haley Barbour was first elected governor there, he said at the recent Heritage Foundation event, Tort Reform in the States: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Economic Growth, Mississippi was the worst place for tort abuse.
Self-Evident Truths Held
America is unique because of ideas—ideas like equal rights to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and property.
9.8 Percent and Rising
The House Republican Policy Committee invited top economists to its Summit on the Economy and Unemployment on September 30th to address the question on so many Americans minds: What went wrong with the economy?
Liberals Without SIN
Radio host Herman Cain was a popular presenter at the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Defending the American Dream Summit on October 3, 2009.
Recent Articles
Maryland County School System Bans Use of “Gifted and Talented”
We can’t reward those who work hard and are academically talented, at least that’s the proposal in Baltimore County public schools in the state of Maryland: Such is the proposal of Superintendent Dallas Dance who…
The ‘Altruistic Evil’ of Social Justice for the Palestinians
Editor’s Note: The original article appeared in the Times of Israel. As yet another indication that the university campus has become “an island of repression in a sea of freedom,” last March a pro-Israel group,…
California Lawmaker Sees Controversial Part of Discrimination Bill Removed
Religious colleges are now temporarily spared in California from potential lawsuits, which could’ve been made possible had a specific provision of a proposed bill had been kept in the bill: Following heavy opposition from a…
Update on Wisconsin-Stout: Old Portrait Can Only Be Seen by Appointment
This isn’t a joke; now students can only see an eighty-year-old painting by appointment in a conference room at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
What College Seniors Should Know About Jobs
They are unlikely to find one. “Wise men” will tell them this is a “weak recovery” and “the financial crisis ended years ago.” During the 1930s, as many as 15 million were out of work,…
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Challenged Department of Education’s Low Evidence Threshold Policy
This from the College Fix: The evangelical university joined an existing lawsuit coordinated by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) on behalf of a University of Virginia law student, who was banned for life from…
College Stupidity Award Goes to… University of Missouri
From the Daily Caller: A slew of campuses around the country offered up their fair share of lunacy, of course, but events at the University of Missouri reached world-historical, cosmically sublime levels absurdity during the…
University of Florida Professor Bans the Term ‘Melting Pot’
Apparently, the term ‘melting pot’ is offensive.
Public School Students Have Religious Rights Too!
You might not be surprised to learn that 84 percent of church-going Christians send their children to public schools. Nevertheless, you may be astonished to learn that half of all public school teachers consider themselves…
University of Virginia has $2.3 Billion Fund, Lawmakers Look toward Tuition Freeze
UVa has a fund worth $2.3 billion. Did they overcharge for tuition…?