Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization that is dedicated to reclaiming government schools from woke, anti-parent, and anti-family policies.

There is no question that over the last 20 years, the internet has become integral to our daily lives. We depend on it. We use it to follow the news, to keep an eye on the weather, to find and order everything from guns to gum, to discover the best route for our travels, to come up with the best recipe for dinner, to show us how to replace brake pads.

It's come up hundreds of times before. But it's back again. Brace yourself for yet another proposal to nix the electoral college. In the middle of December, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) published a press release announcing a new proposal to abolish the way Americans have always elected their president. Joining him were Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Peter Welch (D-VT). 

Abortion is the leading cause of death in the United States. Live Action reported that for the year 2023, a total of 1,037,000 abortions were committed. Said another way, 1,037,000 children were murdered.

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26), a bill that would require a baby who is born after a failed abortion to receive medical care and attention, will be up for a vote in the United States Senate.

The last election cycle may be shrinking in the rearview mirror, but briefly flash back with me to the sights, sounds, and smells of it all. You probably had at least someone remind you to "vote early," right? But did anyone ever mention "voting late?" Well, there's a legal battle going on right now about a loophole in Illinois law that allows ballots to be received up to two weeks after election day.

The recent Supreme Court case, United States vs. Skrmetti, has become one of the biggest cases in America for minor children’s access to transgender treatments. This case is a result of the federal government’s lawsuit against the state of Tennessee for Senate Bill 1, which

A little over a week ago, America First Legal (AFL) released its “Parents Rights Toolkit” to help parents of children in public schools protect themselves and their children from the so-called experts who run our schools.

Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard arguments in a significant case regarding transgender abuse of children, specifically challenging Tennessee's ban on so-called "gender-affirming care" for minors. Activists on both sides of the the issue gather outside the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. to demonstrate for and against the ban.

Donald Trump won the 2024 election for president. But that doesn’t mean things are all right, and that we can collectively go back to sleep. Consider these issues:

Tomorrow will be the annual recognition of Pearl Harbor Day. It seems like the more that time separates us from the horrific events of that day, the less significant is the place it holds in our memories. December 7th, 1941, was ten years before I was born. So my early school years included rather fresh tributes and recollections. 

One factor in the Republican victory on November 5th was the transgender issue. Promoting transgender ideology was a high priority of the Biden Administration. Among the first executive orders issued by President Biden on January 25, 2021, was to allow transgenders to serve in the military.

The recent re-election of President Donald Trump elicited various levels of reactions and emotions. On the one hand, conservatives across the country celebrated the victory. On the other hand, liberal meltdowns on TikTok started to go viral. In addition to this, the 4B Movement (Four Nos Movement) has taken root.

After the signing of the Constitution in September 1787, Elizabeth Willing Powel asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

The Democrats will still have supermajorities in each chamber of the Illinois General Assembly in the 104th General Assembly (2025-2026). It seems that they are primarily focused on legislative ways to “Trump-proof” Illinois, whatever that entails.