The Hill : A Louisiana law keeps special needs kids from getting care — one woman wants to change it
In a recent lawsuit, the Louisiana Department of Health admitted what every parent of a special needs child knows: There is always a need for more care for this population. Parents need time away from the rigors of child-rearing, whether it be to work, run errands, or simply have time to themselves. Yet state officials are blocking a longtime so ...
Government blocks much-needed birth center in Georgia
A great test of any society is whether it takes good care of pregnant women and babies. The State of Georgia is currently failing that test. Georgia has the worst maternal mortality rate in the country—that is to say, more women die in childbirth in Georgia than in any other state. The financial website WalletHub just released a ...
The Hill : California’s ‘privilege’-based curricula are at odds with American ideals
California's schools increasingly are embracing the notion that students should be judged based on the color of their skin, rather than the content of their character. And these schools are not alone. Equality before the law, a fundamental American value, is under siege today in schools across the country. From the singling out of a biracial high s ...
San Francisco’s school board rejected discriminatory admissions changes; school boards around the country should pay attention
How long does it take to destroy a high-performing, beloved public high school? Fortunately, San Francisco residents won't have to find out. Last month, by a vote of 4-3, the San Francisco Board of Education reinstated merit-based admissions at Lowell High School, the city's premier public school for academically gifted students. As the oldes ...
Discourse : Irrational Basis
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. While the outcome of the case is, of course, important—state legislatures can now more strictly regulate abortion—the court's reasoning will have effects far beyond that particular debate. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the majority ruled that abortion is not a fundamental right and any ...
The Hill : Entrepreneurs in the construction industry deserve opportunity, not racial quotas
An optimistic small-business owner in New York, Henry Kaiser's life changed when he asked his girlfriend's father for permission to marry her. Kaiser's future father-in-law said he'd permit no wedding until Kaiser had saved enough money and built a house for his bride. He left Kaiser with one piece of advice: Move west. Kaiser did just that. His ...
Des Moines Register : Quota for nominating panel deprives Iowans of opportunities
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, when asked how many female U.S. Supreme Court justices would be enough, famously replied, "when there are nine." Yet the court that Ginsburg envisioned would be impossible if it were governed by Iowa's gender quota, which mandates an equal number of male and female commissioners on the state Judicial Nominati ...
The Hill : California reparations task force should tackle root of housing crisis
A house divided cannot stand, and at today's prices, it can't be afforded either. That is especially true in California, where the dream of homeownership has failed to materialize for individuals of all backgrounds. Home prices are undeniably prohibitive for many Golden State residents; California has the second-highest median home price and one of ...
Orange County Register : A return to our common humanity
The civil rights movement once emphasized our common humanity — what we all share rather than what divides us. Sadly, the modern progressive movement has lost this guiding star and now seems captivated by shallow differences that overshadow what we share. This trend does not promise genuine equality. It only heightens the growing sense that hu ...