May 18 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where Congress keeps undercutting the Constitution’s key safeguards. See how in a blunt commentary from James Buckley, former U.S. senator and appeals court judge. The nation’s largest group of pediatricians appears determined to convince young children to question their sexuality, Doug Blair writes. On the podcast, a New Mexico congresswoman previews how Republicans would secure the border. Plus: getting baby formula flowing again; questioning AmEx’s race-based personnel moves; and defending pregnancy centers from attack. Ten years ago today, Facebook raises $16 billion in an initial public offering that remains the third-largest IPO ever in the U.S., after those of Visa and General Motors. 

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
How Congress Undermines Constitution, Federalism
By James Buckley

Early on, Washington largely respected the Constitution’s safeguards. But with the advent of LBJ’s Great Society, Congress began a wholesale assumption of the states’ responsibilities.
COMMENTARY
With New Book, Pediatricians Try to Ensnare Kids in Gender Ideology
By Douglas Blair

In one chapter, a group of boys in a locker room notices a female is there. They question why and then are accosted by the girl’s brother, who informs them that she is transgender.
COMMENTARY
How Policymakers Can Address Baby Formula Shortage
By Daren Bakst, Rachael Wolpert

“Current policies, tariffs, quotas, bans, and regulations are preventing mothers and fathers from being able to make the best choices to feed their babies,” says Sen. Mike Lee.
ANALYSIS
New Mexico’s Rep. Yvette Herrell Shares GOP Solution to Border Crisis
By Douglas Blair

“This really is a frightening scenario for us to be watching play out, and the administration could actually stop it, but they just haven’t had the political will,” says Rep. Yvette Herrell.
NEWS
Internal Documents Contradict American Express on ‘Woke’ Personnel Policies
By Kevin Mooney

American Express provides training in critical race theory, teaching staff that “capitalism is racist” and asking workers to rank themselves on a hierarchy of “privilege.”
COMMENTARY
Pro-Abortion, Anti-Women Politicians Are Targeting Pregnancy Centers
By Jeanneane Maxon

The city council of Somerville, Massachusetts, joins a long list of pro-abortion legislative bodies that have attempted politically motivated regulations of pregnancy centers.
COMMENTARY
The Left’s War on Children
By Mike Stenhouse

The left’s strategy to indoctrinate our youth is nowhere near over. The next major issue will be claims of the declining mental health of our nation’s youth.
 
     
 
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