Bradford Richardson

University of Texas conservatives spark outrage over affirmative action bake sale

The university that has repeatedly defended the practice of affirmative action before the Supreme Court called a mock bake sale in which the prices of goods varied by the race of the customer "inflammatory and demeaning."

October 27, 2016

Christian college lists Planned Parenthood as ‘community partner,’ offers student internships

A Christian college in Washington state is promoting Planned Parenthood through fliers around campus, textbooks discussing the healthful benefits of procuring an abortion before age 21, and lectures on the beneficence of fetal-tissue research.

October 26, 2016

Haiti begins Hurricane Matthew recovery with help from churches

Sean Penn and the Clinton Foundation may crow about their disaster relief efforts in Haiti, but away from the limelight, churches on the island nation are quietly working to pick up the pieces in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

October 25, 2016

Tufts fraternities warned of ‘consequences’ for offensive Halloween costumes

Tufts University is warning fraternities and sororities that there will be "serious disciplinary sanctions" for anyone found wearing costumes that make anyone feel "threatened or unsafe" this Halloween.

October 25, 2016

Berkeley protesters form human chain to stop white students from getting to class

Students at the University of California, Berkeley held a day of protest on Friday to demand the creation of additional "safe spaces" for transgender and nonwhite students, during which a human chain was formed on a main campus artery to prevent white students from getting to class.

October 24, 2016

Baseball’s decline in black players tied to absent fathers, study finds

With the World Series set to begin, a glance at the rosters for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs could prompt the question, "Where have all the black baseball players gone?"

October 24, 2016

Harvard among least intellectually diverse universities: Report

Prospective college students looking to attend a school where they will not be harangued by classmates or disciplined by administrators for holding different opinions need look no further than a new scorecard measuring universities by how committed they are to intellectual diversity.

October 24, 2016

Christian bakers lose discrimination appeal in N. Ireland ‘gay cake’ case

A Christian bakery in Northern Ireland lost its appeal on Monday to overturn a ruling that it discriminated against a customer based on sexual orientation.

October 24, 2016

DePaul University prohibits ‘Unborn Lives Matter’ posters on campus

The nation's largest Catholic university told a group of pro-life students that it could not display posters reading "Unborn Lives Matter," lest they provoke the Black Lives Matter movement.

October 24, 2016

Assisted-suicide law prompts insurance company to deny coverage to terminally ill California woman

A terminally ill woman from California says her insurance company declined to cover a chemotherapy treatment, but offered to pay for her to kill herself, shortly after California passed a law permitting physician-assisted suicide.

October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton hides behind ‘health’ of the mother, defends partial-birth abortion in final debate

Hillary Clinton defended the practice of partial-birth abortion in the final presidential debate on Wednesday, obscuring her belief that abortion should be legal at any point during a pregnancy by appealing to the "health" of the mother.

October 20, 2016

Peter Thiel ‘not a gay man’ for supporting Donald Trump: LGBT magazine

Peter Thiel may be attracted to men, but a prominent LGBT magazine says he's "not a gay man" because he supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

October 19, 2016

Student sues Iowa State University over graduation requirement to give up free speech

A student is suing Iowa State University after the school said his graduation may be placed on hold if he refuses to surrender his First Amendment rights.

October 19, 2016

Planned Parenthood centennial marked by Hillary Clinton tweets of support

Planned Parenthood's 100th anniversary was a day of grieving for many in the pro-life movement, a harrowing reminder of the millions of nameless and faceless people who might be here today if not for the abortion giant's inception a century ago.

October 16, 2016

Pro-life pregnancy centers must make abortion referrals: Federal court

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a coalition of pro-life pregnancy centers on Friday, upholding a California law that requires them to refer patients to publicly funded contraception and abortion services, even if doing so violates their moral and religious beliefs.

October 14, 2016

Colleges’ lax educational standards putting students at ‘competitive disadvantage,’ report finds

A new study indicates the vast majority of colleges and universities are failing to teach their students core disciplines necessary for success in the workplace and the maintenance of a free and self-governing republic.

October 12, 2016

Evangelicals forgive Donald Trump, see no other option

Evangelical Republican leaders are sticking with Donald Trump, saying his lewd caught-on-tape comments are reprehensible but that there is no other real option for them at this point.

October 12, 2016

University of Florida encourages students to report offensive Halloween costumes

The University of Florida is encouraging students to report "incidents of bias" stemming from their classmates' offensive costumes this Halloween.

October 12, 2016

Orange County D.A. charges fetal tissue clinics implicated in undercover Planned Parenthood videos

The Orange County District Attorney's Office is filing suit against two medical research firms connected to Planned Parenthood that it says illicitly profited from the sale of fetal parts from abortions.

October 12, 2016

Q Commons Christian rally intends to unite voters

In an America increasingly fractured by race, class and presidential politics, a group of Christians is launching an effort to revitalize the nation's institutions by emphasizing what unites the country rather than divides it.

October 10, 2016