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The gift of Christmas
Most Americans are quite religious. But because we don't have permission to talk about it in public, we end up talking only about money and comfort in public. Since we aren't allowed to "keep Christ in Christmas," all we have left is an extended binge of spending and eating.Should religious leaders condemn gas guzzlers?
Some religious leaders claim we should all ask the question, "What would Jesus drive?"Pro-growth heresy benefits the poor
The mere utterance of the terms “pro-growth,” “investor class tax relief,” “tax cuts,” or “tax code simplification” is cause enough to get the “heretic” hauled before the Inquisition.Government School Monopolies Leave Children Behind
America’s failing government schools, the educational establishment, and the teachers’ unions are running scared, and they should be. On Tuesday, November 26, the federal Department of Education issued final rules for the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. These rules give school districts 12 years to bring all students up to proficiency levels in reading, math, and science. In addition, students must show “adequate yearly progress” on national standardized tests. If they do not, schools can be designated as “failing”.Holding think tanks to high standards
Clients and supporters of think tanks can play a vital role in helping our industry mature by demanding the same disclosure expected from other investments.Open borders please the palate
A federal judge has ruled that New York state’s laws barring interstate direct shipment of wine into the state was unconstitutional.A decent man of business
In a theological analysis of this answer, we would say that this businessman and employer recognized in his employee the dignity intrinsic to a person made in the image and likeness of God.The final chapter or the end of the beginning?
The fact that Microsoft is a successful business does not mean that the dictates of justice are suspended or nullified.Education Reformation?
As the moral and intellectual landscape of government schools continues to erode, serious questions are raised and serious solutions are required.Performance Pay: Excellence for All
Across America, teachers and students are back in school. But for many teachers, school did not end in May and begin again in August. These teachers spent their summers hard at work preparing classrooms and curriculum, bulletin boards and lesson plans. Indeed, these same teachers did not spend much of their summer on vacation; rather, they were busy—attending workshops and visiting teachers’ stores, always looking for that one key that may unlock learning for their students.D.C.’s drug problem
A crisis has beset our nation's capital, in the form of an out of control drug problem. I am not here referring to the very serious problem of illegal substance abuse in our nation's capital, but to the war being waged against our nation's pharmaceutical industry.California dreamin’?
September 23, 2002, marked a historic day in California legislative history: California Governor Gray Davis signed into law the California Family Rights Acts of 2002 (CFRA). This act, pursued vigorously by women’s groups and labor unions, provides workers who take off work to care for a new child or a sick family member, up to 55 percent of their salary for six weeks.