Political Commentary & Opinion

On “Problematic Women,” we often talk about the widely misunderstood gender pay gap. But this week, we discuss another “gap”—the alleged beauty gap, and whether women are treated differently in the workplace based on their looks. We also discuss Planned Parenthood’s sky-is-falling rhetoric after the organization voluntarily removed itself from the Title X funding program,…

Many people around the world will be watching and waiting to see how the next American election turns out, but one group doesn’t have that luxury: those in the Pentagon. They have a little less than two years to get ready to explain to the next administration, a new Congress, and their fellow Americans how…

In a win for the First Amendment, a federal appellate court ruled earlier this month that the seal featuring a cross located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, does not violate the Constitution’s establishment clause and can stay put. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled against the atheist group…

It perplexes me why anyone would question the perfectly logical move by Israel to deny Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., entry to the country. Who invites guests whose motive is to destroy their host? We certainly don’t do it in the USA. No one, elected official or not, is permitted entry into…

In a breakthrough for global advocacy of religious freedom, the United Nations this year established Aug. 22 as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. The U.N.’s May 28 decision was a long-overdue global recognition thatviolence against people based on their faith is a serious and growingproblem. …

For many parents, August is a month of both pride and tears. Pride because their teenager is taking that big educational step and tears because for many it’s the beginning of an empty nest. Yet, there’s a going-away-to-college question that far too few parents ask or even contemplate: What will my youngster learn in college?…

Months after New York passed an extreme abortion law, one bookstore owner and pastor decided he has had enough. On a visit to Texas, Jon Speed got a glimpse of a better life—and decided to go for it. Plus, we discuss the similar case of a California business owner who’s also leaving. We also cover…

If someone asked you to describe the Green New Deal, what would you say? According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., it’s a “bold idea” that would “create millions of good-paying jobs” and help “rebuild communities in rural America that have been devastated.” Oh, you thought the Green New Deal was all about fighting climate change?…

Imagine a group of people who work to destroy Italy because, they claim, Italy’s origins are illegitimate. Imagine further that these people maintain that of all the countries in the world, only Italy is illegitimate. And then imagine that these people vigorously deny they are in any way anti-Italian. Would you believe them? Or would…

After a period of relative quiescence, Afghanistan burst back into the headlines in August. Current and former administration officials signaled President Donald Trump was keen to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan before the 2020 election. The administration is now reportedly close to signing an interim peace agreement with the Taliban. There is growing concern, however, that in…