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TakeawaysAmicus briefs: What they are and how they impact court cases
As part of the legal process, the amicus brief plays a pivotal role in ensuring adequate attention is brought to every facet of the case.
InsightsA success story: Using Junior Achievement in home-school co-ops
Several Utah families have incorporated an annual hands-on entrepreneurial experience into their homeschool co-op through JA, and it's become a highlight for students and parents alike.
How family policy debates sometimes ignore the family itself
Debates about family policy often focus on an array of programs or interventions like licensed child care, pre-K, or the K-12 education system. But all too often, the family itself as an optimal environment for the healthy development of young children – and a fundamental institution of civil society – gets left out of the discussion.
InsightsAnti-Israel protests, children’s access to obscenity show difficulties of finding clear free speech limits
Supreme Court’s protective rulings on free speech have not resolved every area of controversy, as ongoing issues illustrate.
CommentaryFor kids, marriage still matters
We should be teaching the ‘success sequence’ in public schools. Research has proven marriage’s value.
Agency over equity: Ian Rowe on a better vision for upward mobility
Many public policy debates in recent years have focused on the concept of equity, and what impact race and ethnicity have on opportunity for the next generation. This week's podcast guest believes we need to replace equity with agency, as a more compelling – and more effective – vision to help young people of all races lead successful and fulfilling lives.
Antisemitism in America: Rabbi Chaim Zippel on the aftermath of the Hamas attack in Israel
Rabbi Chaim Zippel was in Israel with his wife and infant son on the day of the Hamas terrorist attack. He recounts his experience.
InsightsFrom the archives: Be thankful for religious freedom (and the not-so-uniform Pilgrims)
Thanksgiving is an appropriate occasion to talk about religious freedom. The Pilgrims’ baby steps toward religious toleration have had surprising but welcome ramifications through the last four centuries.
TakeawaysAmerica’s experiment with free speech
America’s First Amendment right to free speech is part of the nation’s way of life, but it does come with some boundaries.
Amicus briefs: What they are and how they impact court cases
As part of the legal process, the amicus brief plays a pivotal role in ensuring adequate attention is brought to every facet of the case.
A success story: Using Junior Achievement in home-school co-ops
Several Utah families have incorporated an annual hands-on entrepreneurial experience into their homeschool co-op through JA, and it's become a highlight for students and parents alike.
How family policy debates sometimes ignore the family itself
Debates about family policy often focus on an array of programs or interventions like licensed child care, pre-K, or the K-12 education system. But all too often, the family itself as an optimal environment for the healthy development of young children – and a fundamental institution of civil society – gets left out of the discussion.
Anti-Israel protests, children’s access to obscenity show difficulties of finding clear free speech limits
Supreme Court’s protective rulings on free speech have not resolved every area of controversy, as ongoing issues illustrate.
For kids, marriage still matters
We should be teaching the ‘success sequence’ in public schools. Research has proven marriage’s value.
Agency over equity: Ian Rowe on a better vision for upward mobility
Many public policy debates in recent years have focused on the concept of equity, and what impact race and ethnicity have on opportunity for the next generation. This week's podcast guest believes we need to replace equity with agency, as a more compelling – and more effective – vision to help young people of all races lead successful and fulfilling lives.
Antisemitism in America: Rabbi Chaim Zippel on the aftermath of the Hamas attack in Israel
Rabbi Chaim Zippel was in Israel with his wife and infant son on the day of the Hamas terrorist attack. He recounts his experience.
From the archives: Be thankful for religious freedom (and the not-so-uniform Pilgrims)
Thanksgiving is an appropriate occasion to talk about religious freedom. The Pilgrims’ baby steps toward religious toleration have had surprising but welcome ramifications through the last four centuries.
America’s experiment with free speech
America’s First Amendment right to free speech is part of the nation’s way of life, but it does come with some boundaries.