COMMENTARY AND OP-EDS
Trump Nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Gorsuch is considered one of the most intellectual jurists on the federal bench, evinced by his gilded pedigree.
Second Amendment Returns to Supreme Court in Peruta and Binderup
The Second Amendment is virtually certain to be argued before the Supreme Court this fall, as the justices receive two petitions only days apart asking them to apply the right to keep and bear arms.
The ACRU Joins the Conservative Action Project in Saying 'No' to Earmarks
ACRU Chairman and CEO Susan Carleson signed this memo urging House members to uphold the ban on earmarks.
The Media’s March Toward Irrelevance
The Women’s March gets covered, but the March for Life is all but ignored.
Universities Cave to Snowflakes
Generosity demands that we forgive these precious snowflakes and hope that they grow up.
Donald Trump Won the Respect Vote
Is Donald Trump the “legitimate” president? Absolutely.
Calm Down, Sessions Is the Man for the Job: Your Say
Dissing the civil rights record of Sen. Jeff Sessions is disturbingly wrong-headed.
Video: Ken Blackwell Speaks on the Violent Inauguration Protests
ACRU Senior Fellow and Policy Board member J. Kenneth Blackwell spoke to Fox Business News on the violent protests in Washington during President Trump's inauguration.
Video: Blackwell Defends Trump's EPA Pick to CBS
ACRU Senior Fellow and Policy Board member J. Kenneth Blackwell spoke to CBS News about President Elect Donald Trump's selection for EPA head Scott Pruitt.
International Trade Thuggery
Lower labor costs are not the only reason companies move to other countries.
Video: Ken Blackwell Talks Chicago Crime Wave
ACRU Senior Fellow and Policy Board member J. Kenneth Blackwell spoke to Lou Dobbs on the continuing crime crisis in Chicago and the unfair accusations against its police department.
One Step at a Time: How to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
Republicans don’t have to have all of the answers. But they do have to show that they are committed to finding serious solutions to the many problems before us. It’s time to do that now.
The Black Community and Crime
Today's level of lawlessness and insecurity in many black communities is a relatively new phenomenon.
The Democrats’ New War
The fight over the Sessions nomination promises to be a brutal one.
A Media Noose for Jeff Sessions
He’s a white son of the South and that’s enough to justify a lynching.
Liberal Struggle Against Reality
We will never understand liberals and progressives until we recognize that they often see reality as a social construct subject to being challenged and changed.
Political Correctness Dies Hard
Although it still can be found just about everywhere, it’s losing its grip.
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
In both academic and popular literature, it is implicitly assumed that economic equality is natural, automatic and common. Thus, people see wealth inequality as a mystery that must be explained. The fact of the matter is precisely the opposite.
The Complexity of Creation
The week after Christmas continues the season of miracles.
The Season of Hope
Every year at this time, we celebrate the promise of peace and joy that emanates from the Divine intervention in Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago.