Not "Only a Housewife"

"The feminists’ tiresome tirades about Schlafly are further proof that they have no interest in championing successful women. They simply believe all women should agree with them politically—and turn into foul-mouthed bullies when they don’t. We can rest assured the feminists will never admit the real reason for Schlafly’s honorary degree: she is the living definition of the independently successful, high-achieving woman." Continue reading Ashley Herzog's Townhall.com article.  

A Madam's Tragedy and a John's Crime of Living

"The national media are capitalizing on the recent tragedy of notorious “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey’s suicide to launch into yet another vacuous round of navel-gazing and post-modern feminist angst. By shaping the narrative as sexist, the media are exhibiting the freshest example of how left-wing feminism has infiltrated American newsrooms—much as it has college classrooms decades ago." Continue reading Jessica Cantelon's Townhall.com article.  

What Would You Drive, if the Taxpayers Paid?

(NCPA) "The use of a car - gas included - is one of the benefits of being a member of [the U.S.] House of Representatives. There are few restrictions on what kind of car the members can choose, and there is no limit on how much they can spend. Not only does the federal government pick up the cost of the lease and the gas, but also general maintenance, insurance, registration fees and excess mileage charges."  

Nancy Pelosi's Widening Power Grab

(Investor's Business Daily) On the heels of a rules change that iced the Colombia free trade treaty, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scrapping the appropriations process in a new war funding bill. Something new and anti-democratic is afoot. Whatever is driving her, Pelosi seems to be moving Congress toward a one-woman dictatorship, showing little or no concern for holding actual votes or building consensus on key issues as she manipulates Congress.  

CBLPI Presents its "Woman of Exceptional Courage" Award

VIDEO: CBLPI president Michelle Easton presented the Institute's Woman of Exceptional Courage Award to Nonie Darwish, author of Now They Call Me Infidel.

This event took place during the Institute's Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 25 and 26.

To view the Award presentation, click on the arrow within the screen at left. Click on the any of the following to view the remarks of a few other conference speakers: Kate Obenshain, Sally Pipes, Michelle Easton, and a panel discussion with Jessica Cantelon, Kathleen McCann, and Katie Collins.

 

The Economics of College: Part III

(Thomas Sowell, Townhall) Why does college cost so much? ... The criteria used by most accrediting agencies are based on inputs -- essentially spending -- rather than results for students. Competition among academic institutions therefore seldom takes the form of lowering their costs of operation, in order to lower tuition. The incentives are all the other way.  

VIDEO: The Global Warming Debate

(C-SPAN) If you missed this month's Conservative Women's Network luncheon, you can catch Alexandra (Sandy) Liddy Bourne's presentation on the Global Warming Debate at the C-SPAN website (click on title above). Ms. Bourne is vice president for Policy and Strategy at The Heartland Institute.