Vermont Law Makes Doctors Assist in Suicides
Some doctors in Vermont do not like being told to help their patients commit suicide — and they are suing to stop it. ...
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Somerville, Mass. Flying “Black Lives Matter” Banner at City Hall; Union Protests
For almost a year, the City Hall building in Somerville, Massachusetts, has displayed a banner over the entrance to City Hall supporting Black Lives Matter, creating controversy from those...
Senator Ted Cruz Booed at Republican Convention
Republican nominee Donald Trump hoped former rival Senator Ted Cruz's speech would unite the Republican Party behind his own candidacy, but it ended with boos from the floor when...
Keeping to a Cause During Discontent
Phyllis Schlafly has personally helped drive the direction of the conservative movement, and has played key roles in policy implementation. She explains how the GOP became pro-life. ...
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Bastille Day Is Nothing to Celebrate
July 14 marks another "Bastille Day," celebrated in France and around the world as something great. But it is nothing to celebrate, unless one believes in the radical destruction...
Federal Judge Rules Virginia Cannot Bind Delegates to Vote for Trump
A federal judge has ruled that Virginia state law cannot dictate that political parties bind their delegates, but such action must be left up to the parties themselves. ...
Obama Uses Police Shootings to Push for Nationalization of Police
Whether it is the shooting of a citizen by a police officer, or the murder of police officers, as in Dallas, it is all an excuse to federalize the...
Attacks on Police Part of a National Plan?
The tragic shootings of police officers in Dallas raises the question: Is this part of a national plan? ...
Trump and Congressional Republicans Talk Unity
Trump visited Republicans in Congress to try to unify the party to defeat Hillary Clinton, but the reactions to his visit were mixed. ...
Noah’s Ark Exhibit Opens in Kentucky
A new theme park, based on the Ark of Noah, opens to controversy in Kentucky. ...
Governor Mike Pence Possibly on Trump’s VP Short List
There is speculation that Indiana Governor Mike Pence is on Trump's short list for vice president. What is his record? ...
Police Detective Disputes Prosecution in Gray Case
A police detective's testimony regarding the conduct of the procecution in the Freddie Gray murder trial lends weight to the effort to have State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby disbarred. ...
Taft vs. Eisenhower 1952: The GOP Loses Its Soul
Through deceit, verbal attacks, and GOP rulemaking, the Eastern Republican establishment nominated liberal Dwight Eisenhower as the GOP presidential nominee in 1952. ...
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Supreme Court Rejects Religious Liberty in Washington Pharmacy Case
The Supreme Court refused to hear a Washington State case, leaving in place the 9th Circuit ruling that the state may require pharmacies to fill an emergency contraceptive drug,...
Two Nightclub Shootings: Two Very Different Outcomes
A nightclub shooting in South Carolina turned out quite differently from the massacre in Orlando — because a good man in the South Carolina nightclub also had a gun. ...