September 17 marked the final arguments in a California courtroom over the practice of offering abortion pill reversal (APR) to women seeking to save the lives of their unborn children from the feticidal drug mifepristone. We have become used to reading sentences like this, in which so-called champions of choice like the administration of Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) go the last mile to complete abortions women are desperate to avert. The policy is all the uglier because it would fine groups like Heartbeat International and Real Options millions of dollars for attempts to aid such women.

On this week&rsquo;s Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College.
Together, they tackle questions like:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>How do free markets work and why does they work?</li>
<li>Are prices fair?</li>
<li>How do we respond to the socialist narrative?</li>
<li>Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College. Together, they tackle questions like: How do free markets work and why does they work? Are prices fair? How do we respond to the socialist narrative? Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways? 

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids.
They discussed questions like:
<ul>
<li>How do Christians think about technology and raising children?</li>
<li>What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation?</li>
<li>If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What do we need to prepare for regarding AI?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids. They discussed questions like: How do Christians think about technology and raising children? What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation? If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of? How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure What do we need to prepare for regarding AI? What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like:
<ul>
<li>What do Americans need to know about the Iran war?</li>
<li>Will the &ldquo;Economic D-Day&rdquo; against Iran work?</li>
<li>Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not?</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like: What do Americans need to know about the Iran war? Will the "Economic D-Day" against Iran work? Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not? 

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

On today's News Brief: Vice President J.D. Vance defends White House ban of media outlets, U.N. comes to NYC, and Chinese Communist leader Xi Xinping to meet with President Donald Trump this week.

On today's News Brief: Vice President J.D. Vance defends White House ban of media outlets, U.N. comes to NYC, and Chinese Communist leader Xi Xinping to meet with President Donald Trump this week.

The deaths and damages from the recent Houthi attacks would have been far greater had the Saudis not possessed U.S.-designed ground-to-air interceptors capable of knocking those incoming weapons out of the sky. And those interceptors were first made possible on March 23, 1983, when then-President Ronald Reagan told America he had made a decision that offered "a new hope for our children in the 21st century."

Treating every warning as manufactured panic risks missing real dangers; treating every warning as settled fact risks legislating against futures that have not arrived. Officials need to know which risks are already here and which remain forecasts.

From minister to prisoner. In short, that has been the life of Colombian businessman Alex Saab during the roller-coaster ride his existence became in recent years. A key figure in the inner circle of former Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, he has just taken a new turn in his story, as he plans to plead guilty before a federal court in Miami, the city to which he was extradited in May.

COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland's security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under <a href="https://washingtonstand.com/article/denmark-says-nato-shares-responsibility-for-arctic-security-under-greenland-deal">... (more)</a>

Without seeming to make barely a ripple, a startling report was released in June revealing that America's Social Security program will become insolvent in six years unless substantial reforms are made. Now, lawmakers are beginning to sound the alarm on the rapidly spiraling crisis and are pushing legislation to overhaul the system originally designed to keep elderly Americans out of poverty.

Senior Editor, The Washington Stand

A Catholic couple in Massachusetts had their daughter taken away by the state under the guise of child abuse after refusing to affirm her so-called transgender identity. In 2024, the 15-year-old child was removed from the home of Joseph and Arlene Kutzko after they say she was secretly socially "transitioned" at Algonquin Regional High School. Now, they're fighting to get her back before she is medically "transitioned" on high-dose testosterone.

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More than 50,000 Americans from across the country signed a new "Declaration for Life" within hours of its public release that calls on them and their fellow citizens "to stand for life" and for Congress "to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone," Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told reporters during an impromptu news conference in a Senate office building Wednesday.

"There is a reason I do not use my professional platform for politics," superstar singer Ed Sheeran said Tuesday. "My audience includes young people, often children, of all backgrounds." Perhaps more importantly, "those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum." The recent drama involving Sheeran's North American tour "The Loop" proves the wisdom of that course.

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Seven months into the conflict, Congress and the president face a constitutional reckoning.

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