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On Friday, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that was aimed at restoring $7.5 million to Planned Parenthood’s family New Jersey planning clinics. Penny Nance, chief executive officer of Concerned Women for America (CWA), said “CWA applauds Governor Chistie’s clear understanding of the role and authority of government. I appreciate the fact that he showed [...]

A so-called nondiscrimination ordinance and separate resolution, is now being considered by the city council in Memphis, Tenn., have the Christian community concerned. Both policies will be formally heard by the city council Aug. 10. The policies would create special rights based on sexual orientation and gender identity. They would also affect individuals and companies [...]

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today the launching of the “Blue Campaign” – a global initiative to fight human trafficking. “The battle against human trafficking is a shared responsibility involving the Department’s federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement partners, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, governments around the world and communities across the [...]

With two weeks remaining before the Aug. 9 recess, the U.S. Senate is poised to make two votes that will impact every American – directly or indirectly – the DISCLOSE Act and Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. DISCLOSE ACT The DISCLOSE Act – an acronym for Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light [...]

Elena Kagan’s legal and judicial record is so thin that Democrats at her confirmation hearings spent a lot of time deflecting concerns about her by criticizing John Roberts as the ultimate bad guy/deceiver/evil umpire.  How that helps Kagan, I’m not sure, but the strategy continues unabated. The Hill.com reports on more contrived “buyer’s remorse” from [...]

Arlen Specter is the lame-duck, currently-Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania, and also a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in charge of vetting Elena Kagan’s nomination for the Supreme Court. Specter voted against Kagan’s nomination to be Solicitor General (before his switch from Republican to Democrat) last year on the grounds that she wouldn’t answer questions to his satisfaction. [...]

Life advocates in Massachusetts will have to remain 35 feet away from abortion clinics after the Supreme Court rejected a challenge Monday to a Massachusetts law that prevents people from discussing the harms of abortion near the entrances of clinics. Pro-life experts say the law violates free speech rights and potentially puts them in harms [...]

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys were in court today for oral arguments in a suit (Sherley v. Sebelius) alleging the Obama administration’s embryonic research policy violates federal law. The Dickey-Wicker Amendment, which must be passed by Congress each year, prohibits federal funds from being used to destroy human embryos for research purposes. President Obama has [...]

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The times they are a changin’. Or at least they seem to be. To read Candi Cushman’s cover story is to have a new appreciation for that old protest song.

Not too many years ago, it would have been inconceivable that African-Americans, once a reliable partner in the liberal political coalition, would be marching against another reliable partner in that coalition — the teachers’ unions. Such is the dramatically rising dissatisfaction with the unions’ stranglehold on public schools, whose dismal performances shortchange minority children.

Virginia Ford still remembers the fear that gripped her when, as a 14-year-old, she watched the flames shoot from a cross in her front yard.

The year was 1964, and her father had just landed a job as one of the first black assistant superintendents in a major public school system in the area.

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As the countdown continues to the November elections – and the prospects of a Republican takeover in both chambers of the U.S. Congress running high – Democrats are determined to pass legislation designed to retain their majority status. Sen. Charles Schumer, D- N.Y., introduced Thursday a new version of the DISCLOSE Act – a campaign [...]

A recent study and survey, linking childhood abuse and homosexuality, have the medical community – and gay activists – in an uproar. Researchers from the University of Otago found that homosexual identity and tendencies are linked to a higher likelihood of negative childhood experiences. However, psychologist Dr. Bill Maier said it’s important to understand that [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the state of Montana today on behalf of seven same-sex couples, who want their relationships to be legally recognized as domestic partnerships. Montana passed a marriage amendment in 2004 with the approval of 67 percent of the voters. Experts indicate that Montana was selected because the amendment did [...]