Sex Reassignment Doesn’t Work. Here Is the Evidence.

March 13, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where school safety is a top priority following the massacre in Florida. Fred Lucas looks at how the Trump administration is deciding what to do. Sex-reassignment surgery offers false hope to troubled souls, Ryan T. Anderson argues. One union doesn't take workers' no for an answer, M.D. Kittle writes. Plus: Rep. Jim Banks on needed school choice for military families, Fred Lucas and Jarrett Stepman with their "Right Side of History" podcast, and Monica Burke on Planned Parenthood's enormous take from taxpayers.
Commentary Sex Reassignment Doesn't Work. Here Is the Evidence. In a discussion of a large and robust study of transgender surgery, the Obama Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pointed out the 19-times-greater likelihood for death by suicide, and a host of other poor outcomes. Read More
Commentary Even Under Right to Work, This Union Bullies Workers Into Submission In a burst of big labor thuggery, United Auto Workers Local 833 has treated employees who decline union membership to a steady stream of harassment punctuated by not-so-subtle threats. Read More
News White House Releases New Details on School Safety Agenda The Trump administration's plan has three key steps. Read More
Commentary My Bill to Expand Education Options for Military Families "As a veteran who served overseas and away from my family, I know the toll service takes on those who wear the uniform and their families," writes Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind. "But military families should not have to sacrifice the quality of their children's education to serve our country." Read More
News Bill That Protects Freedom of Those for and Against Same-Sex Marriage Angers Some on Left "The First Amendment Defense Act simply ensures … that federal bureaucrats will never have the authority to require those who believe in the traditional definition of marriage to choose between their living in accordance with those beliefs and maintaining their occupation or their tax status," says Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Read More
Commentary 3 Questions Congress Should Answer Before Bailing Out Obamacare Republicans fear that insurance companies will, once again, announce large premium increases for Obamacare coverage this fall—just before November's elections. Read More
Analysis Right Side of History: Americans Have Always Been Fighting About Tariffs One particularly contentious debate over the "Tariff of Abominations" in the 1830s nearly brought the country to war. Listen to the Podcast
Commentary New Report Shows Planned Parenthood Raked in $1.5 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Over 3 Years Despite receiving billions in taxpayer funds over the course of three years, Planned Parenthood's scope and services have both declined. Read More
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