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Social & Cultural Issues
STD Numbers Rise Again, Failed Sex Ed Programs Still Get Funding
(BLI) There is an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, and it is getting worse by the year. 4/2/2013 >>more
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Cost of Free Love
(BLI) Almost half of the roughly 19 million new STD infections in the United States each year occur in young people. Read More 3/27/2013 >>more
CROUSE: Planned Parenthood Think Tank Inflates Abortion Numbers
(BLI) Distorted abortion numbers show the abortion giant is not interested in making abortion "rare". 1/3/2013 >>more
What’s Happening with the Youth Vote in Election 2012
(BLI) Only the “Kool-Aid” crowd buys into the hype that the catch phrase of “hope and change” has been replaced with “forward.” 10/25/2012 >>more
Your Voice: Why A Woman's Vote Matters
(BLI) Think of all the women around the world who are not allowed to vote; many would give anything to have that privilege, and yet, so many Americans take their right to vote for granted. 10/10/2012 >>more
IPAB: The Independent Payment Advisory Board
Rationing the Life Out of You
(BLI) Did you hear President Obama voice support in the debates for IPAB? Do you wonder what it is? Read on! 10/4/2012 >>more
Marriage Helps Men Survive Economic Recession
(BLI) Economists refer to the economic benefit that accrues to married couples as the "marriage premium." 5/3/2012 >>more
CROUSE: ‘I do’ does matter
(BLI) Though marriage is a critical institution in civil society, researchers agree that it is endangered and in a fragile state. 2/8/2012 >>more
UK Vouchers for Child Rearing 
(BLI) The United Kingdom has taken the bold step of offering 100 pound vouchers to at-risk families that sign up for lessons in parenting, child rearing, discipline, managing conflict, and communication. 11/16/2011 >>more
CROUSE: Fox’s ‘Glee’ wrong to promote teen sex
(BLI) Glee's ratings booster -- teenage sexual activity -- routinely leads to emotional turmoil and psychological distress. 11/10/2011 >>more
Seven Billion People: Over-Population or Birth Dearth?
(BLI) Today, our world reaches a major population milestone, and that is great cause for celebration. And while many around the world are doing just that, far too many have bought into warped statistics and faulty estimates — the “overpopulation myth.” 10/31/2011 >>more
Hormone Therapy for Transgender Teen
(BLI) A lesbian couple is giving their 11-year-old adopted son hormone blocking therapy to delay the onset of puberty because the child is questioning his gender. 10/28/2011 >>more
The Tipping Point of Social Degeneration 
(BLI) From the riots in London to the flash mobs popping up across the U.S., there is growing alarm that individuals in our society are losing their ability to control their own behavior. 8/17/2011 >>more
New Research Supports Chastity
(BLI) A study of AIDS prevention in Zimbabwe, funded by the United Nations, shows that chastity, abstinence, monogamy, and fidelity are all key factors in reducing the spread of the HIV virus. 7/22/2011 >>more
Lesbian Activist Appointed to West Point Board
(BLI) The White House has appointed Sue Fulton to the Board of Visitors for the U. S. Military Academy, or West Point. 7/12/2011 >>more
Billboard's Top Ten Swear Words
(BLI) If you have tuned in to your local pop music station lately, you may still not know that 3 out of 10 of today's top hits feature four-letter-words. 6/22/2011 >>more
U.S. Dept. of Education Hosts LGBT Youth Summit
(BLI) The U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services hosted a 2-day summit last week for youth. 6/16/2011 >>more
Internet Privacy
(BLI) Some practical tips to protect your privacy online, in the age of web-enabled cell phones. 6/2/2011 >>more
Multiple Children from Multiple Dads
(BLI) A growing number of single mothers of multiple children, have had those children with more than one man. 4/20/2011 >>more
Saving Baby Joseph
(BLI) A 13-month-old from Canada has renewed the right- to- life debate in the U.S. 3/23/2011 >>more
No Colored Bands on My Braces
(BLI) As someone who has lived the “free” health care society of Great Britain, I can stand and say that we are indeed stepping into something that will not only change our nation’s health, but our nation’s mentality. 2/14/2011 >>more
Assessing the State of the Union Address
(BLI) Dr. Janice Crouse, Director of CWA's Beverly LaHaye Institute, discusses her impressions of President Obama's State of the Union Address. 1/26/2011 >>more
The Witch Hunt vs. Evil Doers
(BLI) All decent human beings mourn the heinous action that felled so many wonderful people and touches the lives of so many others. 1/10/2011 >>more
Teenagers and Porn
(BLI) A growing number of teenage boys are feeding on internet pornography - hard core, explicit pornography; for hours a day, in fact. 12/28/2010 >>more
Abstinence Programs Have No Effect ... Really?
(BLI) The government's own records contradict the conclusion of Mathematica Policy Research that abstinence education is ineffective.
11/11/2010 >>more
Effect of the Recession on Male & Female Employment
(BLI) The effect of the recession on male and female employment is the topic of American Thinker's Graph for the Day 10/27/2010 >>more
Ratio of Food Stamp Households to Poor Families
(BLI) Graph for the Day from American Thinker. 10/13/2010 >>more
Poverty Rates, Marriage and Living Arrangements
(BLI) Dr. Janice Crouse contributes to the American Thinker's Graph-for-the-Day. 10/8/2010 >>more
Expletive to Adjective
(BLI) In the debate over civility and the coarsening of our culture, very little is more heartbreaking than its impact on children. 10/4/2010 >>more
Sex, Poverty and the Recession
(BLI) The Brookings panel set the stage for this week’s Senate Finance Committee hearings, “Welfare Reform: A New Conversation on Women and Poverty,” another event in the left’s never-ending effort to promote increased welfare benefits. 9/27/2010 >>more
Today's College Students Don't Feel Your Pain
(BLI) A disturbing study finds that today's young adults are less empathetic to the feelings and needs of strangers. 7/27/2010 >>more
Millennials: Seeking Family but Not Faith
(BLI) Born between 1980 and 1991, the millennial generation - today's 20-somethings - are rooting themselves in family and close relationships. 7/20/2010 >>more
Quarter-life Crisis?
(BLI) Younger generations have always been seen by their elders as in a hurry, always rushing through life. 7/7/2010 >>more
It’s (Some) Women’s Fault
(BLI) Feminists have moved past wanting equal opportunities to demanding equal outcomes. 6/30/2010 >>more
Reflections on England and Scotland
(BLI) Not only have England and Scotland instructed me in my heritage, they have given me a glimpse of what may lie in the future. The erosion of their national identity and the picture this reveals of what may become of our country is not an appealing one. 6/4/2010 >>more
Gender-Bending American Idol Song Request
(BLI) With only 3 contestants remaining in the competition, American Idol judge and lesbian Ellen DeGeneres chose the song "Maybe I'm Amazed" for the only remaining female contestant Crystal Bowersox. 5/19/2010 >>more
Obamanomics - The Financial Impact of Health Care Reform on Women and Families
(BLI) This week CWA hosted a Capitol Hill briefing and panel discussion on the financial impact of health care reform and other administration initiatives on women and families. 5/13/2010 >>more
The Tragic Lives of Modern Child Stars
(BLI) The same Hollywood machine that propels adorable children to stardom is well known to tear those same children down. 4/30/2010 >>more
The Quiet Revolution on Campuses
(BLI) It is far too early to declare a new trend, but there are encouraging signs of a new respect for abstinence and dating, instead of recreational sex. 4/23/2010 >>more
Letters to God - A New Movie with a Strong Christian Worldview
(BLI) Letters to God tells the story of a young boy battling brain tumors and his impact on the lives of those around him. 3/26/2010 >>more
Talking to Doorposts
(BLI) A recent linguistics study showed that today's teens use only about 800 words in the course of normal conversation and the average vocabulary of today's teen is less than half that of a teen from the 1950's. 3/9/2010 >>more
Red or Blue? It's Written All Over Your Face
(BLI) A new study finds that the differences between Republicans and Democrats boil down to two traits, nurturing and safeguarding. 3/5/2010 >>more
It's Time for Kevin Jennings to Go!
(BLI) The man charged with making America's public schools "safe" comes from a career of promoting dangerously violent homosexual activities among children in public schools. 12/16/2009 >>more
British Leading in Sex Education
(BLI) Whether it's more sex education, more graphic sex education, or sexual issues being taught to younger and younger children, Britain is leading. 12/16/2009 >>more
French Women Say "No" to Nude Sunbathing
(BLI) There is a new wave hitting the beaches of France, as younger women are shunning the idea of nude sunbathing. 12/8/2009 >>more
Strategic Plan to Promote a Sexualized Culture
(BLI) While it's hard to believe one is needed, the Center for Sex and the Culture has announced a strategic plan to reduce our nation's "hang-ups" about sex. 10/23/2009 >>more
More than 2,000 British Schoolgirls Have Reactions to the HPV Vaccine
(BLI) In Britain, where vaccination against HPV is given to all schoolgirls aged 12 and older, more than 2 thousand girls have experienced adverse reactions including convulsions, fever, paralysis, and even death. 10/16/2009 >>more
Washington, D.C. Schools Conduct STD Screening Without Parental Consent
(BLI) Using the city's high rate of HIV infections as an excuse, Washington, D.C. school officials have begun doing STD screening and treatment on students without parental consent. 10/5/2009 >>more
HPV Vaccine Facts All Parents Need to Know
(BLI) Few parents would want their child to be among the 39 deaths to girls who had just taken the Gardasil shot. Nor would most parents want their child to take the risk of hospitalization, disability, or a life-threatening illness. 8/25/2009 >>more
Abstinence vs. Condom-based
(BLI) The Obama administration has moved to pull all federal funding from true abstinence education programs. 5/29/2009 >>more
Speaking Truth about HIV/AIDS
(BLI) They chose knowingly to engage in high-risk behaviors, but still claim the status of “victims,” and they view it to be the government’s responsibility to take action to “fix” the consequences of their actions. 3/26/2009 >>more
The Popularity of Teen Pregnancy
(BLI) Is the rising popularity of teen pregnancy any wonder? The media is trumpeting the notion that out-of-wedlock births are all the rage these days. 1/9/2009 >>more
MTV: Taking a Fresh Run at Reality
(BLI) The MTV cable network is attempting to rebound from slumping ratings with a host of new reality shows. 1/9/2009 >>more
HIV/AIDS Epidemic Goes to High School
(BLI) This week it was reported that one St. Louis, Missouri high school has at least 50 documented cases of students diagnosed with AIDS/HIV. 10/21/2008 >>more
Rejecting the Act, Not the Man
(BLI) Was it really such a big deal for former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken to announce that he struggles with homosexuality? 10/8/2008 >>more
A Reality Check for the HPV Vaccine
(BLI) Many parents are viewing the HPV shot as just another childhood immunization necessary to protect their kids from contagious diseases. 9/26/2008 >>more
Reducing Teen Pregnancies and Abortions
(BLI) The bottom line, they said, is that parents and friends have tremendous influence on their children, regardless of socio-demographic or economic background and characteristics. 9/9/2008 >>more
Breaking Dawn Presenting Abstinence Message to Teens
(BLI) The fourth book in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer Breaking Dawn is drawing thousands of young readers as well as attention from the critics. 8/15/2008 >>more
Coldplay Provides Food for Thought in "Viva la Vida"
(BLI) The latest hit from the rock group Coldplay, "Viva la Vida," is raising controversy as it rises on the charts. 8/8/2008 >>more
The Lifetime Implications of One's View of Time
(BLI) A new book The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life looks at the perception of time and its affects on money, relationships and health. 8/7/2008 >>more
US HIV Infection Rates Revised
(BLI) The Centers for Disease Control have revised the estimates of HIV infection rates in the United States. 8/6/2008 >>more
New CDC Study Shows Teens Continue Risky Behavior
(BLI) The good news is that fewer teens engage in risky behavior. The bad news is that far too many of them still do! 6/6/2008 >>more
Honest Talk About Casual Sex: False Promises, Searing Pain, Tragic Problems 
(BLI) Dr. Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow of Concerned Women for America's Beverly LaHaye Institute, talks to a group of college students in Washington, DC about the consequences of "casual sex." 5/28/2008 >>more
Straight Talk About Casual Sex
(BLI) The secular mantra, heard from middle school on up, is that sex will make you popular and happy; it's great recreation that is free and fun. 4/24/2008 >>more
Abstinence Programs Cut Sexual Activity in Half
(BLI) The findings soundly refute the accusations of backers of comprehensive sexual education programs who claim that abstinence programs are unproven and ineffective. 4/22/2008 >>more
You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up
(BLI) Strange, but true, headlines from the culture war. 4/18/2008 >>more
Continued Good News on Teen Pregnancy and Abortion
(BLI) Our national leadership needs to continue to keep faith with our nation's teens. 4/17/2008 >>more
Size 16 Model Contends for Beauty Title
(BLI) Cloe Marshall is only 17-years-old and at size 16 is the first woman of her size to contending for the national beauty pageant title of Miss England. 4/8/2008 >>more
Miss Bimbo Game Targets 9 to 13-Year-Old-Girls
(BLI) A controversial internet-based video game has made its way from France, through Britain and is now in the United States. 3/28/2008 >>more
Tell Congress to Fund Programs That Work
(BLI) A study in the American Journal of Health Behavior indicates that students in abstinence programs are 50 percent less likely to engage in sex. 3/25/2008 >>more
Sex Week at Yale
(BLI) he prestigious Yale University has again held their annual Sex Week, a time when the entire school focuses on sex and pornography. 2/21/2008 >>more
Men's Hearts Can be Broken, Too
(BLI) Not even sexy hunks are exempt from broken hearts. 1/24/2008 >>more
Sex in Bathroom Stalls, Privacy Expectations and the ACLU
(BLI) The ACLU is arguing there is an expectation of privacy when people have sex in public bathrooms. 1/16/2008 >>more
Is Tough Love an Oxymoron?
(BLI) The left argues that public policy should be formulated to free teens from the consequences of their mistakes and taxpayer funds should be used to achieve that impossible goal. 1/15/2008 >>more
Selling Morality to an Amoral Public
(BLI) Movies and comedy routines reveal the bankruptcy of the amoral modern liberal ideology -- the chaotic, absurd, impotent, libertine worldview of the Hollywood left. 12/14/2007 >>more
Washington, D.C., The Nation's Capital for HIV Infections
(BLI) A new report details the soaring HIV/AIDS infection rate in our nation's capital. 11/28/2007 >>more
Anybody Can Get It?
(BLI) The politically correct mantra about HIV/AIDS is that “anybody can get it" but can they? 10/17/2007 >>more
Friends with Benefits...and Problems Too
(BLI) Research is showing that "friends with benefits" has serious emotional consequences for participants. 10/8/2007 >>more
College Campuses Encouraging Sexual Activity
(BLI) 9/20/2007 >>more
New U.S. Census Data on Poverty
(BLI) 9/3/2007 >>more
The Calculus of Sexual Experimentation
(BLI) Like Calculus, sex is a tough subject, one that you can’t fool around with – one that requires discipline and self control. 8/9/2007 >>more
Why Is the Teen Pregnancy Rate Dropping?
(BLI) This is further evidence that abstinence programs are having an impact, that they are making a difference for teens. 8/3/2007 >>more
Who Wants to Be a Celebrity?
(BLI) If our national celebrities are any indication, when people don’t have work and worry, they manufacture all sorts of mischief as a substitute. 7/20/2007 >>more
Teen Suicide: A Matter of "Sexual Orientation" or Sex Abuse?
(BLI) The true reasons for teen suicide aren't what some activists would have you believe. 6/13/2007 >>more
Commentary: Should Congress restrict violence on TV to later at night when children are most likely not to be watching?
(BLI) With a steady diet of dark and depressing images throughout childhood, it's no wonder depression has increased among teenagers. 5/8/2007 >>more
Why the Left is Attacking Abstinence Programs
(BLI) Common sense says that something has been at work to bring down the rates of sexual activity by teens over the last 15 years. But liberals don't seem interested in common sense. 5/2/2007 >>more
The Virginia Tech Tragedy: Press Conference Statement of Janice Shaw Crouse, Ph.D.
(BLI) Our hearts ache for the fallen victims and for the unbearable pain of those who loved them and all those whose lives they touched. 4/19/2007 >>more
Imus Comments Symptomatic of Cultural Condition
(BLI) 4/11/2007 >>more
Those Bawdy Bratz Babes
(BLI) Little girls don’t get to “mother” their pretend babies any more; instead, they act out today’s young adult values with the more popular “fashion dolls.” 4/10/2007 >>more
'Plane' Talk About 'Making Love'
(BLI) Stewardess describes five-mile high sex romp in airplane lavatory. 2/21/2007 >>more
Girls Beware: Protect Your Transformation Zone
(BLI) Chances are that few girls know about their transformation zone. 2/19/2007 >>more
In Praise of Virginity
(BLI) The idea that valuing virginity equates to being sexually repressed is, of course, patent nonsense. 2/15/2007 >>more
Teen Sex Leads to Depression and Drug Use
(BLI) there is solid evidence that teen girls who experiment with risky behaviors (i.e., sex and drugs) are more vulnerable to depression.
1/30/2007 >>more
Talking Points: Amniotic Stem Cell Research
(BLI) 1/10/2007 >>more
Sex and Consequences
(BLI) On college campuses, counselors are seeing double the number of depression cases and triple the number of suicidal students. 1/10/2007 >>more
New York Times Admits to a Blatant Lie
(BLI) But No Retraction, No Recriminations, No Firings.
How Much Longer Can the Grey Lady Get Away With Sloppy Journalism? 1/4/2007 >>more
Unprotected (5:37)
(BLI) 1/1/2007 >>more
Surprising Reactions to News of Male Contraceptive (4:29)
(BLI) 12/1/2006 >>more
Young Love is a Two-Way Street
(BLI) 8/31/2006 >>more
Plan B Over-the-Counter is Beyond the Pale
(BLI) The plan would unleash a Pandora's Box of problems related to the conflicting roles of doctors and pharmacists in such a commercial arrangement. 8/22/2006 >>more
U.S. is World Leader in Teen Pregnancy and STDs
(BLI) 8/8/2006 >>more
Guttmacher Wants Public Funding For Contraceptives
(BLI) 7/31/2006 >>more
Stem Cell Stampede
(BLI) The debate should be to find facts, not to push celebrity and cockamamie. 7/18/2006 >>more
Crouse on ABC World News Tonight
(BLI) 2/2/2006 >>more
Dr. Janice Crouse on Dayside!
(BLI) 1/18/2006 >>more
Authors Peddle Adult-Themed Books to Young Teens
(BLI) 7/28/2005 >>more
President Bush Supports Abstinence at G8 Conference
(BLI) 7/7/2005 >>more
International Planned Parenthood Federation Sets Sights on the World’s Girls
(BLI) 9/15/2004 >>more
CDC Reports: Condoms Do Not Prevent HPV
(BLI) 7/7/2004 >>more
Abortion Fact Sheet
(BLI) Abortion is facing its most serious threat in decades ... Truth. 4/22/2004 >>more
Limited Horizons
(BLI) 4/12/2004 >>more
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