Written by Elad Hakim
Republicans and Democrats agree on little these days. This is especially true when it comes to certain social issues. For example, many Republicans believe in the traditional definition of marriage (man and woman). Democrats, on the other hand, take a much broader approach. Republicans tend to believe that a person is born as a man or a woman and that science dictates one’s sex. Democrats have a different view. One thing is certain: the country is currently on a left-leaning, steep, and slippery slope to the abyss.… Continue Reading
Written by Jonathan Clay de Hale
Is it ever right for Christians to describe evil in unflattering terms?
Judging by the hyperbolic angst of the political left and the mainstream media, you’d have thought that President Donald Trump had called Prince Louis Arthur Charles an ugly baby. But you’d be wrong, because all he did was call MS-13 gang members “animals.”
MS-13 is a criminal gang whose motto is “Kill. Rape. Control.” and they are responsible for some of the most violent crimes in the United States.… Continue Reading
Written by Michelle Malkin
Educrat (ED-yoo-krat) noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do with their children.
Beltway education bureaucrats abhor families who choose to keep their kids out of public schools — unless it’s to grandstand over gun control.
Behold Arne Duncan, longtime pal of Barack Obama and former U.S. Department of Education secretary, who called last weekend for parents nationwide to withdraw students from classes “until gun laws [are] changed to keep them safe.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Common Core, Department of Education, Educrat, Gun control, Nicholas Cruz, Project Veritas, Robert Runcie, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Education | David E. Smith | 
May 25, 2018 6:00 AM | 
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Written by Rick Hayes
The United States of America is by far the most powerful nation on Planet Earth, spending about as much on defense as the entire rest of the world. According to a report on globalization from Credit Suisse, the U.S. has maintained its position as the world’s strongest military. As an example, although Russia has the most substantial number of tanks, approximately 15,000, with the U.S. coming in at around 8,000, the U.S.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
Since the 1960s, the media, Hollywood and the education system have presented a warped view of America along with a sugarcoated version of socialism. So, we should not be surprised when we see so many young people fooled by the false promises of redistributive economics.
The millennials are the main force behind Vermont’s Democratic Socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and they are pushing the Democratic Party even further to the left.… Continue Reading
Written by David Limbaugh
Some people still can’t stomach the idea of a Donald Trump presidency and so remain in denial about his mounting policy successes, but their resistance is looking increasingly proud and petty.
It’s risky to predict future trends, especially the political fortunes of government leaders and the results they might achieve, because there are so many moving parts. We’ve seen so much volatility and fluidity, and we have a plethora of unknowns. So I admit that it would be foolish to take for granted that President Trump will continue to rack up remarkable, substantive policy achievements, but it would be just as foolish to deny the significance of his accomplishments already, on a variety of fronts — or to pretend that it wouldn’t have mattered much if Hillary Clinton had won the election.… Continue Reading
Written by John Biver and David E. Smith
Illinois Family Action wants to provide an update regarding the upcoming leadership vote tomorrow of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC).
The Illinois GOP SCC is the state party’s governing board, with one member chosen from each congressional district. Those elections took place last month at county party conventions across the state. Tomorrow, the SCC will meet to elect a party chairman for a four-year term.
The reason this committee and the party chairman is important is that the quality of messaging, candidate recruitment, and support are dependent on the quality of the party leaders.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barb Viviano, Bob Grogan, Bruce Rauner, Chapin Rose, Char Foss-Eggman, Fred Floreth, Jack Dorgan, Jan Weber, Jay Reyes, John Cullerton, John McGlasson, Judy Diekelman, Mark Hosty, Mark Shaw, Michael Bigger, Michael Madigan, Roger Claar, Ryan Higgins, Sean Morrison, Shaun Murphy, Stan Bond, Tim Schneider
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | May 18, 2018 1:39 PM | Comments Off on An Update on the Republican State Central Committee Party Leadership Vote
Written by John Biver
Monte Larrick interviewed John Stonestreet at Illinois Family Institute’s Fourth Annual Worldview Conference. Stonestreet is the president of the Chuck Colson Center and BreakPoint Radio co-host. They discuss why Christians should be concerned about the Culture when we have seemingly lost; the next major cultural shift after the Sexual Revolution; the continued attacks on religious freedom; and when it is right for Christians to engage in civil disobedience.
Monte and John also discuss the cost of following Jesus, and legalization of recreational marijuana.… Continue Reading
Tags: Breakpoint, Chuck Colson Center, civil disobedience, John Stonestreet, religious freedom, Worldview Conference
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | May 15, 2018 11:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: John Stonestreet on our Cultural Revolution
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Nowhere is the hard turn to the left within our body politic so evident as in Republicans signing on to the “Willie Horton soft on crime” agenda. Despite the president’s insistence that we get tougher, not weaker, on crime and drug trafficking, Jared Kushner and the Koch-funded phony right-leaning organizations won’t stop pushing that agenda. And it appears that even the conservatives who haven’t gotten roped into this extreme and dangerous agenda are ill-quipped to push back against it.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bob Goodlatte, Daniel Horowitz, Donald Trump, Doug Collins, early release, fentanyl, Hakeem Jefferies, Heroin, jailbreak bill, Jared Kushner, Justice Department, Steve King, U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | May 14, 2018 7:28 AM | Comments Off on U.S. House Committee Passes Dangerous Jailbreak Bill
Written by John Biver
Three Illinois conservatives who have a keen understanding of politics were asked by Illinois Family Action to comment on the upcoming meeting of the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee on May 19th.
A lot is at stake — here are just two related items. First, there’s the question of the establishment’s tampering with the county party State Central Committee elections last month. The outcome of one of the races is being contested.… Continue Reading
