Teresa Mull, The Common Core State Standards are not compatible with a Catholic education because their workforce development emphasis “dramatically diminishes children’s intellectual and spiritual horizons,” a new study reports. Common Core is a set of national standards dictating what students should know at each grade level. The report, “After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond
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From a Democrat. Here’s how Hillary and the recount campaign leaves me feeling
Bryan Dean Wright, Saturday, Hillary Clinton announced that she had joined a recount effort in at least three Midwestern states, questioning whether “an accurate vote” will be reported to the Electoral College. This comes on the heels of a concession speech where she told her supporters that, “We must accept this result… Donald Trump is
How to Survive Thanksgiving-Dinner Politics
Tom Purcell, Thanksgiving may get ugly this year. God only knows what may happen when a progressive liberal Democrat discovers he’s sitting next to a cousin or uncle who is a conservative Republican. But there’s no need for mashed potatoes to fly. In 2009, Harry Stein, an author, columnist and contributing editor to the political
Stopping Big Government: Why we need a Congressional Regulation Office
Kevin R. Kosar, Philip A. Wallach, This year nearly 3,300 new federal regulations have been issued, and we still have more than a month to go before Christmas. Every one of these rules was issued by an agency that has no direct accountability to the public. These rules affect every aspect of our life—the food
A Time To Heal and Get Real
Armstrong Williams, Now that all the media, the pollsters and the prognosticators have been proven woefully wrong, and as the reality sets in that the United States actually elected Donald Trump as its 45th President, we need to come together and begin to heal the deep wounds that emerged during this epic battle for the
The Final Speech Trump Should Make
Cal Thomas, If Donald Trump wants to win this election and thwart the attempt by the corrupt Clintons to acquire the White House again, he must close the deal with persuadable voters in a nationally televised address. Here is how it might go. My fellow Americans, running for president of this country I love and
The Unbearable Whiteness of Pumpkins
Daniel Greenfield, Our academics, the more useless ones, are on the front lines of the war against all forms of bigotry. Especially those involving pumpkins. They unpack the knapsacks to discover the hidden lurking subtext of everyday life. Especially pumpkins. This piece of work on “The Perilous Whiteness of Pumpkins” comes to us from Elizabeth S. D.
Senate antagonist Cruz makes nice with campaign fundraisers
Longtime Senate troublemaker Ted Cruz is trying to make nice with some of his establishment colleagues, with peace offerings where it counts most: their campaign war chests. Invitations sent to top Republicans and donors on Wednesday said Cruz is teaming up with fellow Texan and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn to host fundraisers in Houston
Deplorables: Clinton Insulted Everyday Americans to a Group of Wealthy Donors
Cal Thomas, Every now and again secular progressives rip off their mask and tell conservatives what they really think of them. At an LGBT fundraiser last Friday in New York, Hillary Clinton one-upped President Obama, who said of conservatives during the 2008 presidential campaign: “And it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling
Media Puts Debate Moderators On Notice: Protect Hillary
Derek Hunter, We’ve spent eight years hearing how awful we are for not praising President Obama’s failures. Have a problem with anemic economic growth? You’re a bigot. Not a fan of accumulating more debt than every other president combined? You’re a Klansman. Not a fan of unfettered, anonymous immigration or providing funding, housing and work
Not All US Muslim Soldiers Are Equal
Michelle Malkin, The ever-growing list of “soldiers of Allah” who embed themselves in the U.S. military. Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Captain Humayun Khan died heroically. But his exceptional courage in Iraq and his Muslim father’s post-Democratic convention histrionics on TV do not erase the security threat posed by killer warriors of Allah infiltrating
Stop fanning the flames of violence against cops
Bryce Reeves, America’s elected officials have long been a source of inspiration and hope for our own people and millions of others across the globe. For more than 240 years, politicians in our country have given voice to our collective joys while addressing some of our deepest fears. Their words matter. The men and women