Whittaker Chambers once described the Cold War as the "critical conflict of…the two irreconcilable faiths of our time-Communism and Freedom."[1] Freedom prevailed in that grave clash of the 20th century, but it remains embattled in a new cold war of ideas. As the United States defends its freedom at home and…
Ethical and moral issues are inseparable from health care and are usually addressed by employers' health insurance plans, government agencies, and national and state lawmakers. Through the deliberations of their elected representatives, Americans will define and refine the laws concerning abortion, medical care at the end of life, and such other complex and difficult topics as the…
Ethical and moral issues are inseparable from health care. These issues include bitter debates over the taxpayer and insurance funding of controversial procedures such as abortion, contraception, in vitro fertilization, and, more recently, physician-assisted suicide and the protocols governing end-of-life care. While concerns over health care have been deepening—driven by…
Americans are deeply concerned about health care. By nearly all accounts, rising health care costs are contributing to their anxiety about health care financing, while complex and impersonal administrative systems leave many feeling personally disenfranchised when it comes to making key health care decisions. The current system of third-party payment, which governs government- and employment-based…
Congress has the opportunity to protect faith-based organizations' hiring freedom this week as it moves toward reauthorization of Head Start. The right of faith-based groups to take religious beliefs into account in their hiring practices is fundamental to religious liberty and should be protected when a faith-based group works with the government…
The United Nations held its Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in September 1995, and First Lady Hillary Clinton raised the event's profile by leading the U.S. delegation to the conference. The conference and its resulting documents-the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action-covered an expansive agenda organized around 12 topics,…
In the debate over the redefinition of marriage, advocates of same-sex marriage have made a variety of arguments. Many have argued that same-sex marriage would be good for homosexuals. Some have gone so far as to propose that the change would strengthen the institutions of marriage and family by reaffirming commitment and fidelity.…
As the summer winds down, children everywhere race to finish their summer reading assignments and parents begin their search for new notebooks, bigger backpacks, and maybe even better schools. Two years after the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act parents have access to more information about the quality of public schools than ever…
This week, the U.N. will celebrate International Women’s Day during its annual meeting of the Commission on the Status...…
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