The teaching of values in the public schools has become a topic of almost constant debate. The Christian Coalition and similar groups insist that "Judeo-Christian values" should be taught. Political liberals and many in the education establishment insist that all values instruction be left to parents and the home — that while..
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When a Child Flies Too Close to the Sun
A 7-year-old California child is killed during an attempt –heavily promoted by her parents – to pilot an airplane
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Poll Results
Well, no wonder I have so much trouble! The Indianapolis Star recently published the results of a poll, commissioned by the National Constitution Center, that…
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Res Gestae
In the five years I have served as Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, I have gone into countless classrooms throughout the state of Indiana. Generally–despite media coverage that would lead one to believe that we are…
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Turning the Fourth Amendment Upside Down
Before the American Revolution, British soldiers entered the homes of colonists at will, searching any person or place they wanted and often motivated by nothing more than political animosity. Resentment of this practice was a significant cause of…
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