John M. Grondelski

100 years ago today, the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided the case of Pierce v. Society of Sisters, a landmark blow in favor of parental rights. The Court’s bold words deserve to be recalled today: “The child is not the mere…

The New York Times carried an article on May 27 listing 50 American colleges and universities whose foreign student enrollment was 15% or higher. One — Illinois Tech — had the majority of its student body (51%) coming from…

Lost in Space was a hit sci-fi show when I was growing up, and “Condemned of Space” was one of my favorite episodes. The Jupiter 2 landed on a prison ship whose inmates served their time in a “frozen sleep.” Unfortunately, the cold also…

Appearing March 18 on ABC’s The View, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer criticized Americans who think their taxes are too high. Channeling his inner Barack Obama (“you didn’t build that”), Schumer asserted: “Their attitude…

“Temporary Protected Status” (TPS) is a legal fig leaf invented by Congress in 1990 that allows the secretary of Homeland Security to exempt nationals of a designated country under certain conditions from having to go back…

Even a cursory look at X or other social media reveals the liberal meltdown over Vice President J.D. Vance’s pushback against judicial restraining orders against Administration policies. He was reacting to unelected federal district judges…

With President Trump going after the “foreign assistance” doled out by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announcing a review of its mission preparatory to its reform and/or elimination, I’d like to propose…

The U.S. Senate took up S.6, the “Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act.” The vote was 52-47, a majority but not the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster. So, the bill failed.The Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act required that if a baby is…

New York City launched its “congestion pricing” scheme January 5. It’s a charge for entering midtown Manhattan, ostensibly designed to reduce “congestion” in the Big Apple while channeling money to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,…

If we don’t want to see the annual 1500-page Christmas “continuing resolutions,” Republicans might take a lesson from the Polish Left about making a statement about what you stand for. In 2016, they occupied Parliament for 26 days over…