Public policies aiming to slow teen drinking and dangerous driving are inadequate to deal with the root cause, says the editor. Where are parents and teachers and friends when we need them?

Political parties in control of their state legislatures are trying ever more desperately to predetermine the outcome of elections. What interests them is not real choice for voters but party control of states and Congress. There is a better way to run elections.

An international team looks to the future of Evangelicalism, and the Center's Stephen Lazarus contributes to a new book with his perspective on evangelical politics.

Stanley Carlson-Thies and Dave Donaldson have written the book that explains the faith-based revolution in welfare policy. From Charitable Choice to new kinds of partnerships, this book tells the story, answers questions, and gives straightforward advice about the opportunities (and reasons for caution) in government's new strategy of working with faith-based groups.

Especially in times of political crisis and confusion there is need for careful, critical assessment. This is part of what the Center's new Speakers Bureau offers to the public.

Questions from readers call for further consideration of the consequences of American intervention in Iraq. Why should one think that international and transnational institutions should have any authority? Shouldn't the United States protect its own interests and security? What is wrong with hegemony and imperialism? What makes for a Christian perspective on all of this?

The US Supreme Court will weigh in on Washington State's denial of a Promise Scholarship to theology student, Joshua Davey. Davey is qualified for the scholarship in all respects except for his choice of a major, say state officials. One appeals court has already judged in favor of Davey and against the state. The Christian Legal Society and the Center for Public Justice argue that the Supreme Court should do the same.