Archive - Doug Carlson
Tobacco Bill Reaches Critical Juncture
A much-anticipated but potentially divisive vote on legislation to clamp down on a product that kills roughly 400,000 Americans each year is scheduled this week in a congressional committee. more »
By Doug Carlson - Apr 1, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, Legislation
The Modern-Day Slavery In Our Own Backyard
The resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has catapulted prostitution into the national spotlight once again. The details behind the call girl now known as “Kristen” are still unraveling, but one thing is certain: her life as a prostitute is anything but typical among women who exchange sex for money. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 24, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
Soldiers Fight More Than One Destructive Force
According to some at the U.S. Department of Defense, Playboy and Penthouse, as well as a host of other so-called adult magazines, are harmless and suitable entertainment for our soldiers. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 17, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship, Legislation, War
District Court Nominee Awaits Vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee continues to take its time considering a host of judicial nominees, including a distinguished attorney nominated last year to a district court in Tennessee. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 11, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, National
Expired Security Act Jeopardizes America’s Safety
Americans were propelled into a dark world the morning of September 11, 2001, confronted by an enemy intent on extinguishing the flame of freedom that has made our nation great. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 4, 2008 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, National, War
Benches Empty, Judicial Nominees Backlog
For some it’s been six months with no signs of movement. Others have waited nearly two years but have not received a vote. So goes the chronicle of many judicial nominees, whose nominations to fill vacancies on federal courts throughout the country have stalled in the Senate. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 26, 2008 - (3)
Topic: Citizenship, National
New York Times Presents Case for Unborn Child Pain
The evidence that unborn children feel pain during abortions performed after 20 weeks gestation caught the attention of the pro-life community several years ago, but not until recently has it been given fair treatment by the mainstream media. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 19, 2008
Outcry on Abstinence Ed, Abortion Policies Delays AIDS Relief Package
Concerns on abstinence education funding cuts and abortion promotion within a $50 billion AIDS relief package resonated far and wide last week, carrying enough force to prompt delay on the measure in Congress. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 12, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation,
PEPFAR’s Future Full of Concerns
The United States has led the world in efforts to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). But life- and family-affirming principles within PEPFAR are under attack as some members of Congress are trying to inject the program with pro-abortion policies while siphoning funds from abstinence education. more »
By Doug Carlson - Feb 5, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Birth Control
RU-486: Little Mentioned but on the Rise
At least six American women have died and more than 600 others have suffered adverse health complications after taking the abortion drug RU-486. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 29, 2008 - (1)