While the nation did not hurtle over the so-called fiscal cliff (the combination of mandatory budget cuts and tax increases), thanks to last minute action…
The city of Calgary, the large oil-boom city in Alberta province in western Canada, a few years ago adopted a “Centre City Plan” to guide…
For a recent “Room for Debate” discussion, the New York Times asked four experts, “Are Charities More Effective Than Government?” The various perspectives are well…
To the surprise of many (and the disgust of some), President Obama has maintained the federal faith-based initiative that was a signature domestic policy of…
A Statement from the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance Every day, throughout the United States and overseas, people inspired by religious faith serve people in need-the…
Maybe before the glittery ball falls in Times Square, signaling the arrival of the New Year, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President…
The Obama administration’s positive action was not much noted at the time, so, although very belatedly, here is the story. The PEPFAR program, started by…
Jack Jenkins, of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center for American Progress, made a thoughtful observation recently: “Vice Presidential candidate Rep. Paul…
A pilot, in shipping, is someone who intimately knows the geography of a harbor and its entrances and climbs aboard incoming and outgoing ships to…
Milton Friesen of Cardus recently wrote a good reminder of the need for our governments and activists to refrain from undermining and destroying social institutions…