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opinion
Maj. Sullivan Ballou Sacrificed Love of Family for His Country. His Letter Reminds Us That It Takes Courage to Preserve Freedom.
Visit a major Civil War battlefield, and chances are you will see stone monuments speckled amid the quiet and green fields and glens that form these hallowed places. These monuments are somber memorials to regiments and brigades, and ultimately, to the soldiers who fought, bled, and died on these fields. Tallies of dead and wounded… -
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Why Juneteenth Should Serve as Reminder That ‘Family Matters’
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, but it would take nearly two-and-a-half years for all American slaves to be notified of their freedom. On June 19, 1865, Union troops, led by Gen. Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to tell the African-American slaves they were free. A portmanteau of “June”… -
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Biden’s Family Leave Plan a Permanent Burden for Temporary Problem
If you’re a politician peddling big new government programs for which there is little need but hefty price tags, you need a clever marketing strategy. At the least, your sales pitch could use a decent sound bite. Such marketing is what the Biden administration with its friends in Congress and the media are doing when… -
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Over Legal Objections, Biden Moves to Reinstate Family Planning Funds for Abortion Providers
The public comment period closed Monday for a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would roll back important provisions of the Trump administration’s 2019 “Protect Life” rule. At issue in the debate is the federal Title X family planning program. The law that established the program—Title X of the Public Health Service Act (1970)—says… -
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Marriage and Motherhood Came in Her 40s. Why She Says Timing Was Perfect.
Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan, and sometimes that’s a beautiful thing. Emily Stimpson Chapman, an author, freelance writer, wife, and mom to two—soon to be three—adopted children, has personally experienced the joy of living a life that is different from the one she imagined as a young woman. Chapman joins “Problematic… -
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Rioters in Kenosha Burned This Immigrant Family’s Business to the Ground
It took rioters only two nights to move through Kenosha, Wisconsin, burning and looting businesses as they went, until parts of the city looked more like a war zone than an American town. “It's emotional for us,” Raquel Santiago told The Daily Signal during an Oct. 7 interview, adding: “I don't even have words to… -
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How School Choice Is About Marriage and Family, Not Just ‘the 3 Rs’
Nearly two decades ago, President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, ushering in a period of education “reform” laser-focused on reading and math achievement. That effort shined a bright light on academic achievement gaps, disaggregating student outcomes by race and income, and providing reams of data detailing all the… -
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How American Civil Society Depends on Marriage, Family
American civil society is facing a serious domestic threat: Marriage is declining and family stability with it. Between 1962 and 2019, the percentage of women ages 15 to 44 who were married fell by nearly 30%, according to a recent report from the Social Capital Project of the congressional Joint Economic Committee Republicans. The number… -
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Problematic Women: Planned Parenthood Ideology ‘Killing the Family,’ Ex-Volunteer Says
Planned Parenthood is a business. Simply put, America’s largest abortion provider loses profit if young people are not having sex. Monica Cline worked as a “comprehensive sex educator” and volunteer for Planned Parenthood for a decade before walking away to become a specialist in avoiding sexual risk and start an organization called It Takes a… -
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How the United Nations Promotes an Anti-Family Agenda
Kimberly Ells arrived at the United Nations excited to engage in work to strengthen families around the world. What she found was an agenda to dismantle the traditional family, promote sexuality to children, and reduce parenthood to a burdensome civil construct. Kimberly Ells, a policy adviser for Family Watch International and author of the new… -
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The Collapse of the Traditional American Family
The Joint Economic Committee of Congress has just produced an important new study titled “The Demise of the Happy Two-Parent Home.” The report exhaustively presents data showing the shocking collapse of marriage and traditional family in America and then explores possible explanations for why it has happened. In 1962, 71% of women ages 15-44 were… -
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How Attacks on Faith, Family, and Conscience Threaten All Our Freedoms
During these tumultuous times, as practically every American institution comes under attack from the far left and its allies, two of our most essential values seem to be especially targeted in an effort to “transform America.” Those values are faith and family, the two essential pillars that serve as true stabilizing factors in any society…. -
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Costa Rica Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Via Judicial Activism
Headlines like a recent one in the New York Post said, “Costa Rica latest country to legalize same-sex marriage.” But it wasn’t really Costa Ricans who made it happen. Instead, Costa Rica became—like the United States five years ago—the victim of a multilayer attack of judicial activism. In an interview with the Family Research Council, Jose L…. -
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Demands ‘Unmasking’ Records on Trump, Members of His Family and Campaign
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham requested records Tuesday of Obama administration officials who made so-called unmasking requests for information on President Donald Trump, as well as members of his family and campaign. Graham’s request, submitted to Attorney General William Barr and Richard Grenell, the acting director of national intelligence, is a follow-up to the… -
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‘Last Dance’: ESPN Series on Michael Jordan Full of Lessons on Life, Family
ESPN’s documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls is already receiving rave reviews for shining a spotlight on not only the greatest basketball player ever, but one of the best athletes of all time. Four episodes into the 10-part series, “The Last Dance,” has already underscored the vital role that family plays, especially in… -
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Problematic Women: Air Force Veteran Talks Military Service, Marriage, and Feminism
If “the American dream” describes overcoming the challenges of a difficult childhood; serving in the armed forces; having the financial freedom to support not only yourself, but also your family; making a difference in your community through political engagement; and finding love along the way, then Anna Paulina Luna is living the dream. Luna joins… -
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Problematic Women: Charlotte Pence Bond on News for Kids, Growing Up Pence, and Marriage
Starting a news program is no small thing, even when it’s for little people. Charlotte Pence Bond, Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter, joins “Problematic Women” to discuss her recently launched news program for kids called the “Littles News Briefing.” Pence Bond, 26, also speaks about her relationship with her dad, growing up in the Pence… -
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A Health Crisis Is No Time to Pick a Fight Over Beliefs About Marriage
After New York City became America’s epicenter for COVID-19 infections, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on medical personnel from around the nation to help if they can. Hundreds, possibly thousands, answered the call, including the nonprofit, faith-based organization Samaritan’s Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham. Despite the fact that New… -
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Liberals’ FAMILY Act Would Hurt Low-Income Workers and Families
If liberals want to provide access to paid family and medical leave, they need to come up with a better solution than they have so far. According to a recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, Democrats’ proposed Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act would fail to benefit most of the workers who need it… -
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My Family Came From Cuba. Sanders Should Educate Himself on Cuban Suffering.
In a “60 Minutes” segment that aired Feb. 23, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., once again praised the supposed achievements of the Castro family’s communist rule over Cuba since 1959. His remarks were ill-informed, as I can attest. “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad. You…