More than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States in 2016. Let’s put that in perspective. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this is higher than gun-related deaths... Read More

In a recent Atlantic article titled "Why Democrats Must Regain the Trust of Religious Voters," author Michael Wear makes the well-worn argument that the Democratic Party needs to get God. More to the point, they... Read More

When Al Franken announced his intention to resign from the Senate last week, some of us had very mixed feelings. Yes, he has been credibly accused of inappropriate behavior by several women, and no one... Read More

I recently drove with my wife Sharon from our home in Charleston, South Carolina, to eleven locations in Florida in eleven days, covering over 2,000 miles. We were not on a vacation or sightseeing trip.... Read More

Convicted rapist and sex offender Brock Turner, who was found guilty of three felony counts of sexual assault after raping an unconscious twenty-two-year-old-woman, is demanding a retrial. In January 2015, Turner was discovered by witnesses... Read More

Last week Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced that he would leave the Senate following accusations from several women of sexual harassment and nonconsensual sexual contact. While Franken wasn’t exactly apologetic or even understanding about the... Read More

The United States Senate and House of Representatives each recently passed bills reshaping the tax code. Though the bills now need to be reconciled in conference, the attitude of Republican lawmakers toward education should concern... Read More