Walker Wants to Circumvent Teacher Licensure In his post, Dr. Haymond argued that Scott Walker should go on the offensive. One of his suggested reforms was school choice. Walker is seeking a different sort of change. Walker wants to alter Wisconsin regulations so that people with a college degree and some work experience can quickly […]

The Administration’s Budget, released February 2, 2015, saw its shadow and is predicting at least 12 more years of ever encroaching federal government, rising taxes, and a more well defined Nanny State. Based on Table S-4 “Adjusted Baseline by Category”, outlays are expected to increase by more than 80% from 2012 to 2025. This diagram simply illustrates […]

Three Parent Babies in England MPs agreed to allow “triple parent” babies in England yesterday, though the House of Lords still has a say on the issue. What are “triple parent babies?” They are fertilized eggs with DNA from two women and one man. I do not understand all of the science involved. The procedure is […]

Mark Smith notes Scott Walker’s impressive rise in the early polls in his news article for yesterday, and while I agree it doesn’t matter much yet, it does matter some…and not just to Republicans.  Democrats rightfully fear Walker, as he is one of the few that has successfully fought their agenda and won.  National Review […]

Vaccines. Vaccines? Vaccines! With the recent spike in measles cases, the argument about vaccines has resurrected and, as most things it seems, has now become a political issue for Republican presidential candidates. Jim Geraghty has an interesting piece on the dynamics at work. One difference compared to previous years is that the presumptive Republican field […]

Super Bowl Lives Up to the Hype As a Colts fan, last night’s Super Bowl was not ideal. Any New England Patriots’ triumph is very low on my list of things to see. Being fair, though, it was a remarkable game. Both teams played at a championship level and the outcome was in doubt until […]

Its rare when secular websites wade into the faith and economics waters, but the President of the Foundation for Economic Education, Larry Reed, does a fine job here. As Reed argues, The fact is, one can scour the Scriptures with a fine-tooth comb and find nary a word from Christ that endorses the forcible redistribution […]

Romney Will Not Run for 2016 Mitt Romney has announced he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. While an already crowded field loses a strong candidate, I think the party gains through new blood. Romney is a decent man and a gifted manager. I have little doubt Mitt Romney would have made an […]

A.G. Nominee Drawing Opposition Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, began her confirmation hearings yesterday. Republican Senators were particularly curious about Lynch’s perception of President Obama’s executive order on immigration. When pressed on the matter, Lynch said Obama’s actions were reasonable and a function of his prosecutorial discretion. Ted Cruz (R-TX) pushed Lynch […]

It now seems that in at least a few locations in the United States—not Great Britain—we are seeing “voluntary” Sharia law courts.  As one journalist put it, this is how the formal Sharia law courts began in England.  First it was simply voluntary.  One could opt to have one’s case heard by a group of […]