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 “Fortunately, with our federalist system, we have 51 different central plans, and in some states, they devolve central planning to even more local governmental agencies.”

On December 19, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia told a television audience, “I cannot continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t.” For the good of our health, here are three reasons we should be grateful he had a change of heart.

The U.S. Capitol was transformed into a shocking scene Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building, overwhelming police officers and sending the nation's lawmakers fleeing. The violent scene played out in Washington, on TV and across social media as the Congressional session that had convened to count the results of the Electoral College came to an abrupt halt. Hundreds of protesters were shown on TV news coverage walking through Statuary Hall without having gone through any security checkpoints. Debate was halted, and lawmakers were ordered to return to their offices and shelter in place. Legislators were told they may need to hide under their chairs and to be quiet and not draw attention to themselves.

By Marlo Safi Public schools across the country may face a crisis as enrollment levels plummeted following closures of in-person learning, the Associated Press reported. The...

“When he was a professor at Duke University, he urged major pharmaceutical companies to do larger, expensive, and often more time-consuming clinical trials in order to secure FDA certification for their new treatments.”

As workers become more mobile and endure the loss of employment because of pandemic shutdowns, the employer-sponsored health care model that covers more than 157 million Americans is primed for revision

“[Peters] is attempting to choose censorship as the tool to suppress all dissenting expert voices instead of discussing what those voices have to say and letting logic and reasoning guide policy,”

Amid the trials and tribulations of this year, Becket Law’s annual Religious Freedom Index found that religious liberty is still an essential American value. Becket Law, a nonprofit, public interest legal institute, says its mission is “to defend the free exercise of all faiths, from Anglican to Zoroastrian.” In a survey of 1,000 Americans, 78% said they believe “religion is important to providing stability to society during times of social unrest,” Becket Law reports in the new index.

By Virginia Allen President Donald Trump has called upon 18 conservative leaders to serve on a new commission focused on teaching the next generation the...

By Mary Margaret Olohan  A plethora of elected lawmakers and executives have repeatedly urged citizens to stay home and away from their loved ones, even...