We can test for alcohol in seconds. Marijuana impairment? Still a guessing game

On Jan. 1, 2026, I was on the phone with my fiance when he was struck head-on by an under-the-influence driver going down the wrong side of the highway. Fortunately, my fiance survived the horrific incident — however, so many in this same situation do not live to tell the story. In 2023, a 17-year-old Texan who was driving while […]

The Game Industry’s Most Dangerous Marketing Trick

You just purchased a new card game, and now you are being marketed the “adult extension pack.” The pack does not add strategy, complexity, or deeper gameplay. It simply adds crude sex jokes and innuendo. While it may seem harmless, the practice of marketing erotica, drugs, and profanity as “adult” may be more harmful than […]

How Conservative Candidates Can Win the Abortion Conversation

The 2026 election season is well underway, and as usual, Democratic candidates are embracing radical, up-to-birth abortion messaging armed with support from Big Abortion. Once upon a time, some Democrats promoted abortion to keep it “safe, legal, and rare,” or so they said. But in the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the pro-abortion […]

How States Can Support Grieving Parents

Miscarriage is a devastating, life-altering event that far too many parents walk through without adequate care for their needs or meaningful recognition of their lost child. Rather than weaponizing the loss, public policy advocates must uplift these families with substantive care and recognize that their grief is not just the end of a pregnancy. It […]

What You Need to Know About the Housing Market

Buying and owning a home has long been considered the pinnacle of the American dream and a way for many families to invest, establish roots, and build generational wealth. As a young woman in my 20s, the affordability of the housing market is hitting my generation the hardest, and we are eager for a path forward.   Generally, homeowners welcome higher housing costs, aside from higher property taxes, because it is an […]

Half of House Democrats Reject the U.S.-Israel Partnership

June 15, 2026, was a defining day for congressional Democrats. Over one hundred Democratic members of the House of Representatives, including party leadership, voted to bar all United States military funding to Israel. Last month, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky 4th) proposed an amendment to an annual national defense appropriations bill to prohibit the United States […]