Annunciation School and the Cost of Denying Reality

FRANCIS X. MAIER

Christian voices have argued for a sane anthropology rooted not just in Scripture—“male and female He created them” (Gen. 1:27)—but in the obvious order of nature. Our leadership classes refuse to listen.

Erasing Christianity from American History

MARK BAUERLEIN

Any basic course in American civics and history should give Christianity its essential place. Yet in the Advanced Placement (AP) course in U.S. government and politics, the two-hundred-page course guide doesn’t mention Christianity or the Bible—not once.

That’s How You Get the Girl

VERONICA CLARKE

Taylor Swift’s engagement is a vindication of everything she has been singing about for nearly two decades, and I couldn’t be happier for her. Her music has always insisted that good, kind, loving girls deserve to be cherished.

The Therapeutic Subversion of Parental Rights

JOHN M. GRONDELSKI

Complications from undisclosed medical treatment must be borne by the parents left in the dark. The day-to-day fallout of “psychological help” always ends up in the household, not the statehouse.

Iranian Christians Should Not Be Detained While Seeking Asylum

MATTHEW CAPONE

Detaining asylum seekers like Shabnam Maleki makes it much more difficult for them to access the representation and resources necessary to win their claims. For Shabnam, this is a matter of life and death.

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