(This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner at https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/dead-to-me-returns-to-netflix-after-showing-the-humanizing-power-of-a-fetal-heartbeat.) Netflix’s popular drama series Dead to Me released its second season on Friday. …

(This article originally appeared in The Tennessean at https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2020/02/25/tennessee-adoption-law-doesnt-discriminate-against-lgbtq-people/4862008002/.) At the end of January, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that would allow continued taxpayer funding of faith-based adoption and foster care agencies that exclude same-sex families on the basis of religion. Unsurprisingly, the LGBTQ community and its allies…

(This article originally appeared in Townhall at https://townhall.com/columnists/youngvoicescontributors/2020/01/11/dems-will-need-impeachment-after-bloomberg-has-his-way-n2559310.) Despite building pressure this week, Nancy Pelosi has maintained she will withhold the articles of impeachment from the Senate until the upper body decides how it will conduct its trial — strategically drawing out the political fallout for Trump as Democrats face…

(This article originally appeared in Free the People Foundation at https://freethepeople.org/factions-outsiders-and-the-decay-of-the-two-party-system/.) Election season always brings out influential figures from all corners of the political spectrum, but the past few cycles have seen a sharp increase in the divides between political ideas. From figures like Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden and…

Employers and landlords who use the phrase ‘illegal alien’ could now be fined. — (This article originally appeared in spiked magazine at https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/10/04/new-york-citys-war-on-free-speech/.) New York City’s Commission on Human Rights has declared that the use of terms like ‘illegal alien’ by employers and landlords, to pejoratively describe undocumented people, is now punishable by fines of up to $250,000. New guidelines state that such speech…

(This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner at https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/no-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-shouldnt-run-for-senate-in-kansas-he-should-endorse-susan-wagle-instead.) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo keeps insisting he’s not running for the open Senate seat in his home state of Kansas next year, but he’s not really acting like a man content with his current role.

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar received a hearty and heartwarming reception upon her return home last week, but rather than use the moment as an opportunity to promote unity, she squandered it with more partisan, divisive rhetoric. Omar, one of four members of the so-called “squad” of liberal freshman congresswomen…

(This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner at https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/the-aps-guidelines-telling-journalists-to-decide-whats-racist-are-already-leading-to-disaster.) Earlier this year, the Associated Press announced a guideline change encouraging news reporters to call out racism. This might sound reasonable enough, but several media outlets just proved it’s the start of a troubling trend in journalism.

(This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner at https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/hey-virginia-gop-recruit-carly-fiorina-and-save-your-party.) The Virginia Democratic Party is in shambles. If Republicans are smart, they’ll enlist one of 2016’s most promising political stars to capitalize on the chaos. After a trio of scandals embroiled the state’s top three Democrats — Gov. Ralph Northam…