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When Personal Tragedy Becomes Public Policy: A Call for Balance, Truth, and Parental Authority

When Personal Tragedy Becomes Public Policy: A Call for Balance, Truth, and Parental Authority

Feb 12, 2026

An op-ed to Stefan Merrill Block’s recent New York Times essay. . .

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From Sacramento to Washington? The Legacy of Senator Pan’s Agenda and the National Stakes of Proposition 50

From Sacramento to Washington? The Legacy of Senator Pan’s Agenda and the National Stakes of Proposition 50

Oct 16, 2025

By Nathan Pierce, Family Protection Ministries A Record of State-Level Overreach Over the past two decades, former...

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