Articles by Fred Lucas

LawNews

Trump Announces ‘Operation Legend’ to Combat Crime in Cities

Fred Lucas | July 22, 2020

When he was 4 months old, LeGend Taliferro of Kansas City survived open heart surgery. On June 29, at just 4 years old, he was… Read More

LawNews

6 Possible Outcomes in Justice Department Probe of Spying on Trump

Fred Lucas | July 22, 2020

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has predicted indictments in the Justice Department’s probe of the origins of the FBI’s Russia-Trump investigation.  Although U.S…. Read More

LawNews

Prosecutor Criticized for Charging St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns at Protesters

Fred Lucas | July 21, 2020

A Missouri prosecutor faces heavy scrutiny at the national and state level for bringing criminal charges against a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at… Read More

Health CareNews

Trump: COVID-19 ‘Will Get Worse,’ but Vaccine Moving Along

Fred Lucas | July 21, 2020

In his first coronavirus press briefing since April, President Donald Trump sounded dour, warning the pandemic will get worse before it gets better, but also… Read More

SecurityNews

4 Things to Know About the Mob Violence in Portland

Fred Lucas | July 17, 2020

Residents of the Portland area have “become accustomed to chaos,” says William Deatherage, 22, a recent college graduate who has lived in a suburb of… Read More

InternationalNews

4 Angles in Understanding Spread of COVID-19 in US, Europe

Fred Lucas | July 15, 2020

Cases of COVID-19 are spiking in U.S. states in the South and West at a time when initially hard-hit Europe is seeing a decline in… Read More

PoliticsNews

Tweets of Washington Journalists Betray ‘Groupthink,’ Study Finds

Fred Lucas | July 15, 2020

Washington journalists’ tweets and interactions on Twitter show that those delivering news on government and politics to most Americans live in “more insular microbubbles than… Read More

PoliticsNews

Trump Touts Education, Economic Opportunities for Hispanics

Fred Lucas | July 09, 2020

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday creating a program aimed at improving Hispanic Americans’ access to education and economic opportunities. “We will expand… Read More

LawNews

Thousands of North Carolina Voters Double-Voted, Watchdog Group Finds

Fred Lucas | July 09, 2020

Thousands of voters in North Carolina voted twice in one or both of the past two elections, according to a court filing in the key… Read More

SocietyNews

Heritage President Questions Corporate Giving to Radical Black Lives Matter Group

Fred Lucas | July 09, 2020

Kay C. James, the first black president of The Heritage Foundation, strongly discouraged corporate donations to a radical Black Lives Matter organization, noting its Marxist… Read More

EducationNews

Trump Administration Pushes for Schools to Reopen in Fall

Fred Lucas | July 08, 2020

Some school districts were successful in distance learning during the spring COVID-19 outbreak, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday, but far too many were disappointments… Read More

LawNews

All-Mail Voting Threatens Election Security, Study Finds

Fred Lucas | July 07, 2020

Mandatory voting by mail would undermine election security and endanger Americans’ right to have their votes counted, according to a report released Tuesday by the… Read More

SocietyNews

These 18 Corporations Gave Money to Radical Black Lives Matter Group

Fred Lucas | July 07, 2020

Some of America’s largest corporations have pledged or donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the main Black Lives Matter organization, founded by “trained Marxists,”… Read More

EconomyNews

Trump Hails Second Month of Rebound as Economy Adds 4.8 Million Jobs

Fred Lucas | July 02, 2020

President Donald Trump is touting the “spectacular” addition of 4.8 million new jobs in June and a drop in the unemployment rate to 11% as… Read More

Health CareNews

4 Points to Understand the COVID-19 Surge in Texas

Fred Lucas | July 01, 2020

Texas has seen a significant surge in coronavirus cases in the past two weeks, joining other Sun Belt states. Here are four things to know… Read More

Health CareNews

Fauci, Birx Cite ‘Crowds’ and ‘Protests’ in Surge of COVID-19 Cases

Fred Lucas | June 26, 2020

The recent surge in COVID-19 cases primarily is occurring among younger Americans, members of the White House coronavirus task force said Friday.  The five states… Read More

EconomyNews

Labor Department Seeks to Protect Retirement Savings From Politics

Fred Lucas | June 26, 2020

The Labor Department has proposed a new rule governing the responsibilities of those who manage retirement plans, to prioritize investors over social goals.   The department… Read More

SocietyNews

USDA Ships 1.6 Million Food Boxes in COVID-19 Relief Program

Fred Lucas | June 26, 2020

After delivering 1.6 million boxes of food to food banks across the country, the Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of deciding which… Read More

 SocietyAnalysis

Correcting the Record on George Washington’s Mother

Fred Lucas | June 25, 2020

A pivotal moment in world history occurred when Mary Ball Washington forbade her eldest son from joining the British navy as a cabin boy—one-third of… Read More

SocietyNews

4 Things the Liberal Media Won’t Tell You About Black Lives Matter

Fred Lucas | June 25, 2020

Black Lives Matter as a movement, or at least a slogan, recently has attracted broad support in favor of racial equality and opposition to police brutality…. Read More

LawNews

America’s Top 20 Cities for Crime, and What Party Runs Them

Fred Lucas | June 24, 2020

Annoyed that Senate Democrats are blocking a police reform bill, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the 20 U.S. cities with the highest crime rates… Read More

LawNews

Why So Few Arrests? Police Stand by as Vandals Tear Down Statues

Fred Lucas | June 22, 2020

It’s not just Confederate statues being pulled down anymore.  Statues of historical figures that weren’t part of the Confederacy—and in some cases fought it—have been… Read More

LawNews

8 Key Points to Distinguish Absentee and All-Mail Voting

Fred Lucas | June 22, 2020

President Donald Trump has said he plans to vote absentee this year, although he decries the recent push for all-mail elections. The two methods aren’t… Read More

PoliticsNews

4 Things to Know About the British Group Targeting The Federalist

Fred Lucas | June 21, 2020

The British organization that has targeted The Federalist, a U.S. online magazine, is a relatively new nonprofit that primarily has gone after websites in the… Read More

SocietyNews

Why COVID-19 and Our Racial Divide Make This Father’s Day Significant

Fred Lucas | June 19, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis and racial tensions make Father’s Day more important this year than most, says a social scientist and author who argues for the… Read More

SecurityNews

Trump Initiative Aims to Reduce High Suicide Rate Among Veterans

Fred Lucas | June 17, 2020

After fighting alongside his fellow Marines in the war in Iraq, Chad Hiser survived a battle that killed 18 other troops. Just three days days… Read More

Health CareNews

With 265 Ideas, Coronavirus Panel Calls for US to Lead World in Recovering, Preparing for Next Pandemic

Fred Lucas | June 15, 2020

In a final report released Monday, The Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery Commission makes 265 recommendations for getting America back to work, stopping the spread… Read More

LawNews

What to Expect From Trump’s Police Reforms

Fred Lucas | June 15, 2020

The Trump administration had established a commission on reforming police well before the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis pushed the subject… Read More

InternationalNews

How Sweden’s Touted Approach to COVID-19 Is Working So Far

Fred Lucas | June 14, 2020

Sweden’s less rigid response to COVID-19 came under sharper attack in the past week after having enjoyed popular support. It’s still difficult, however, to judge… Read More

SocietyNews

HHS Scraps Obama Rules on Gender Identity, Abortion

Fred Lucas | June 12, 2020

Federal health officials announced a final rule Friday scrapping an Obama-era regulation that forced medical workers to perform abortions despite their religious beliefs. The Obama administration’s… Read More