The Idaho legislature has passed expanded protections for women against men using sex-segregated spaces designated for women and girls, as the number of states with such laws approaches two dozen. 

<p>As America nears its 250th birthday &ndash; the country is at a crossroads. The founders had a vision for this country, but is that vision still alive? Still relevant? Host Casey Harper is joined by professor and author, Dr. Matthew Spalding, to reflect on America&rsquo;s past and future. The American founders put their lives on the line to protect truth and freedom. Today&rsquo;s America looks very different than 1776, and many are wondering if the country will ever fully turn back to the founding ideals? Are the Constitution and Declaration of Independence still relevant? The two dive deep into those questions as well as details of the founding documents and the impact of the relationship between revelation and reason.</p>
<p>Resources</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=making+of+american+mind&amp;adgrpid=186568886379&amp;hvadid=779574346066&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvexpln=0&amp;hvlocphy=9007525&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvocijid=251889339430468950--&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=251889339430468950&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2474603217821&amp;hydadcr=20586_13321904_2281773&amp;mcid=fd5dcbc13dcf3dd6ba987880ad62c7f3&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;ref=pd_sl_i6it6npza_e">The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence</a> by Dr. Matthew Spalding</li>
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As America nears its 250th birthday - the country is at a crossroads. The founders had a vision for this country, but is that vision still alive? Still relevant? Host Casey Harper is joined by professor and author, Matthew Spalding, to reflect on America's past and future. The American founders put their lives on the line to protect truth and freedom. Today's America looks very different than 1776, and many are wondering if the country will ever fully turn back to the founding ideals? Are the Constitution and Declaration of Independence still relevant? The two dive deep into those questions as well as details of the founding documents and the impact of the relationship between revelation and reason.

<div>Nigerian Christians are being targeted and killed -- and their government is doing nothing about it. Host Casey Harper is joined by Nigerian native and founder of Stefanos Foundation, Mark Lipdo, and Family Research Council&rsquo;s Arielle Del Turco to shed light on the brutal persecution of Christians in Nigeria. For many, the threat of an attack from radical Islamist groups is simply part of their daily lives. Mark shares his story, explaining why he founded the Stefanos Foundation and what life is like for Christians in Nigeria. With jihadists being the main aggressors towards Christians, the three address the very real and dangerous reality for Christians in Nigeria and what America can do to help end the violence.</div>

Nigerian Christians are being targeted and killed -- and their government is doing nothing about it. Host Casey Harper is joined by Nigerian native and founder of Stefanos Foundation, Mark Lipdo, and Family Research Council's Arielle Del Turco to shed light on the brutal persecution of Christians in Nigeria. For many, the threat of an attack from radical Islamist groups is simply part of their daily lives. Mark shares his story, explaining why he founded the Stefanos Foundation and what life is like for Christians in Nigeria. With jihadists being the main aggressors towards Christians, the three address the very real and dangerous reality for Christians in Nigeria and what America can do to help end the violence.

<p>Host Casey Harper is joined by former director of the Philos Project and founder of Generation Zion, Luke Moon, for a conversation on the escalating conflicts in the Middle East. All eyes have been on the war in Iran, with many wondering how long the conflict will last. The two debate the possibility of regime change without having troops on the ground, a brief history of the Islamist regime, and how Gen Z views this war.</p>

Host Casey Harper is joined by former director of the Philos Project and founder of Generation Zion, Luke Moon, for a conversation on the escalating conflicts in the Middle East. All eyes have been on the war in Iran, with many wondering how long the conflict will last. The two debate the possibility of regime change without having troops on the ground, a brief history of the Islamist regime, and how Gen Z views this war.

<p>Is the future of warfare AI? Host Casey Harper is joined by Col. Bob Maginnis (Ret.) and The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges to analyze the use of Artificial Intelligence within warfare and the government. The government is already using AI, but at what level and with what guardrails? The three discuss the ethical dilemma of AI in warfare, the race with China concerning surveillance and data gathering, and what it looks like to regulate the rapidly evolving technology.</p>

Is the future of warfare AI? Host Casey Harper is joined by Col. Bob Maginnis (Ret.) and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to analyze the use of Artificial Intelligence within warfare and the government. The government is already using AI, but at what level and with what guardrails? The three discuss the ethical dilemma of AI in warfare, the race with China concerning surveillance and data gathering, and what it looks like to regulate the rapidly evolving technology.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major win for the free speech rights of counselors and therapists, ruling in an 8-1 decision that a Colorado law prohibiting licensed counselors from engaging in talk therapy to help a person "reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors, or grow in the experience of harmony with [their] bod[ies]" unconstitutionally violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. FRC President Tony Perkins called the decision "A Supreme Court win for free speech and biological reality."

Far more horrific than any dystopian work of fiction was the life of Noelia Castillo. Scarred from a traumatic gang rape and diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive (OCD) and bipolar disorders, Noelia attempted suicide, leaping from the fifth story of a building. The suicide attempt, which she survived, left her paralyzed from the waist down and permanently damaged her spine. At the age of 23, the state recommended that Noelia apply for Spain's euthanasia program. Alone and broken, she did. 

In the latest atrocity to inflict the troubled African nation of Nigeria, at least 30 people were killed by gunmen in the mostly Christian city of Jos during the evening hours of Palm Sunday. Although the gunmen have yet to be officially identified, witnesses say they appeared to be jihadists affiliated with either Boko Haram or Fulani. Islamist terrorists have been responsible for the murder of tens of thousands of Christians in Nigeria while the country's government does little to combat the ongoing crisis.

Pastor Josh Howerton recently made headlines for delivering such powerful, counter-cultural messages about cohabitation at Lakepointe Church that they've had life-changing, societal impact.

I spent more than 40 years watching how environments shape soldiers. Put a man in a foreign culture long enough, and his instincts begin to change - his sense of danger, his habits, even what he considers normal. What American parents are watching happen to their children follows the same pattern.

As the mainstream media tells it, Operation Epic Fury is "quickly becoming a disaster." "The U.S. has been caught flat-footed." "Helpless America" cowers before "a bullying Iran." The whole operation is one giant "miscalculation." Every armchair doctor prescribes the same remedy: the Trump administration should declare defeat, take its over-priced toys back to the home barracks, and drink its sorrows away from a stream of self-flagellating tears. How dare the object of all this Derangement Syndrome ever believe America could be a winner again?

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

The Senate and the House of Representatives are still sparring over funding for a critical federal agency, even as air travel is crippled and the threat of terrorist acts looms large. In the earliest hours of Friday morning, while much of America still slept, Senate Republicans attempted to end the impasse they had reached against their Democratic counterparts and end the longest Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown in U.S. history.

News Writer / Reporter

Truth matters. Especially when a nation is at war. Too often, however, the truth is the first casualty. Americans have seen this before. They are seeing it again.

Senior Fellow for National Security

In the Era of Trump, the left-wing protest movement has misled itself into a cul-de-sac of frivolity, trading away any real object or persuasiveness for plenty of staying power. On March 28, an estimated eight million protestors gathered for some 3,000 demonstrations in the third round of the coordinated, anti-Trump protests branded as "No Kings." But what are these protests? And why are they happening? There seems to be no clear answer to either question.

The seven-year legal saga of former Finnish Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen continued Thursday as the Finnish Supreme Court found her guilty of "hate speech" for authoring a pamphlet in 2004 in which she expressed her Christian views regarding marriage and sexuality. Experts roundly condemned the ruling as an egregious violation of free speech and freedom of religion by a Western country.

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