How Democrats Came to Embrace Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

July 26, 2016
Washington takes a back seat to Philadelphia as the Democrats seek to unify behind their nominee for president. They also want taxpayer-funded abortions, Fred Lucas writes. Hacked emails that reveal the national committee's pro-Clinton leanings also reflect antipathy toward conservatives in the press, Philip Wegmann reports. California girl Katrina Trinko objects to her state's attack on religious colleges. Plus: Faith Vander Voort on "knife rights," Nolan Peterson on setbacks for peace in Ukraine, and Leah Jessen on parents who say no to the transgender agenda.
News How Democrats Came to Embrace Taxpayer-Funded Abortions The party's platform has moved significantly toward the pro-choice position since candidate Bill Clinton called for abortion to be "safe, legal, and rare" in his acceptance speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Read More
News What the WikiLeaks Hack Exposes About Democrat Media Bias Leaked emails suggest the Democratic National Committee maintains cozy relationships with mainstream media outlets but takes a more caustic approach with those it believes to be conservative. Read More
Commentary California's War on My Religious College and Others Here's the crucial point that California state legislators don't seem to get (or perhaps accept): Religious beliefs affect more than what someone does on Sunday mornings in a place of worship. Read More
News Parents Beat Back Obama's Transgender Bathroom Mandate in Texas Schools Parents and others were "outraged" and sent over 2,000 emails to school board members to hold the superintendent accountable. Read More
News Setbacks Dim Hope for Peace and Progress in Ukraine After a brief time of hope, Ukraine is again beset by violence and threatened by Russian aggression. Read More
News Knife Rights: The Unseen Side of the Second Amendment An Arizona-based advocacy group fights to ensure that states can't restrict knives, which they see as a critical tool for self-defense protected by the Second Amendment. Read More
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