Joe Carter

Last week I mentioned pending anti-abortion legislation that is based on medical and scientific evidence that unborn babies at 20 weeks can feel intense pain when they are aborted . Anyone interested in learning more about the subject should check out Family Research Council’s free . . . . Continue Reading »

Remember that kid in elementary school that used to taunt you on the playground? He probably grew up to become a member of Congress. A study by a Harvard professor finds that 27 percent of external communications by members of Congress is taunting other legislators : To come up with this insight, . . . . Continue Reading »

A public school in Chicago doesn’t allow students to bring lunches from home . Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria: Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices. “Nutrition wise, it . . . . Continue Reading »

Art isn’t found only on the canvas, the stage, or the page. Sometimes, says David Greusel, creative expression is found on the spreadsheet: Let’s interrogate the self-described non-creative person a bit more. He or she likely works in an office, where the inbox is filled with memoranda . . . . Continue Reading »

If yesterday you attended church without fear of being arrested for expressing your faith, say a prayer today for the tens of millions of Chinese Christians who have to worship in hiding : Beijing police on Sunday detained dozens of worshipers from an unapproved Christian church who were trying to . . . . Continue Reading »

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In today’s On the Square, David Mills pushes back against the libertarians’ attempt to redefine of conservatism and marriage : But what first struck me was Steorts’ claim—one of the bases for his prescription for his radical reinterpretation of marriage—that “a . . . . Continue Reading »

Back in 2008, Catholic law professor Doug Kmiec raised eyebrows—and ire—among his fellow(?) conservatives by saying of the most pro-abortion candidate in history, ” I do not understand Senator Obama to be pro-abortion . . . ” For his vocal support as an “Obamacon,” . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Cleaning the Cobra Pit °°°°°° 2. The 50 books every child should read °°°°°° 3. Music Linked to Depression in Teens, Study Finds Teenagers who spend more time listening to music are more likely to suffer from depression than kids who opt to spend . . . . Continue Reading »

Remember way back when (about two weeks ago) President Obama said the U.S. is not going to deploy ground troops into Libya ? I also want to be clear about what we will not be doing. The United States is not going to deploy ground troops into Libya. And we are not going to use force to go beyond a . . . . Continue Reading »