Social Issues

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Documents show that California Attorney General Kamala Harris worked with senior members of the state chapter of Planned Parenthood to craft state bill AB 1671, which would make it illegal to secretly record conversations with health care providers. (associated press photographs)

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Law professor and blogger Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit. (Wikipedia)

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Police point to the window of a Maricopa home on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, where a Border Patrol agent was found dead inside after exchanging gunfire with officers responding to a domestic violence call. Authorities said the man who allegedly fired a rifle at police responding to a 911 call made by a girl reporting domestic violence in the home has been found dead inside. (Howard Waggner/Maricopa Monitor via AP)

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Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), will study ways to make classrooms LGBT-friendly with a $150,000 grant from the federal government. (Facebook, Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

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In this Feb. 28, 2016, file photo, Kevin Hart speaks at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. On Jan. 13, 2017, Variety reported Mr. Hart was producing a 2-hour special for the History Channel devoted to black history titled ""Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man's Guide to History" (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

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"The Republicans are essentially saying the disasters in our states are more important than the disasters in your state," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said. (Associated Press)

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A photo provided by the Richardson (Texas) Police Department shows Greg Hardy. Hardy, a former Dallas Cowboy who remains unsigned after a tumultuous 2015 season revolving around his domestic violence case in North Carolina, has been arrested on a cocaine possession charge in Texas. Jail spokesman Tim Weed in the Dallas suburb of Richardson said Hardy was arrested early Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, and booked on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was released on $5,000 bond Monday afternoon. (Richardson Police Department via AP)

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Illustration on reviving the war on drugs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Economic Education Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Economic Education Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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The band Living Colour performed as part of the opening ceremonies for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Erica Bruce)

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This photo provided by Edward Conner shows a Nazi flag displayed for purchase on a merchandise vendor's trailer Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the Bloomsburg Fair fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, Pa. Bloomsburg Fair organizers shuttered the booth of Lawrence Betsinger, a vendor selling Nazi flags, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, after deeming some of his merchandise offensive. Betsinger pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in 2007. (Edward Conner via AP)

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In this Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. It's not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity, mostly walking, helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they'd long been couch potatoes. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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A Black Lives Matter flag hangs outside the University of Vermont. (WCAX screenshot) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, March 18, 2013, actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at the Los Angeles Superior court, charged with three misdemeanor counts stemming from a car crash on Pacific Coast Highway. Turkey’s state-run news agency Anadolu reported Monday Sept. 26, 2016, details of Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan visiting Syrian refugees at a hospital in Istanbul which employs only Syrian doctors and treats refugees. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FILE)

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FILE - In this June 15, 2015 file photo, Dallas Police Chief David Brown briefs the media about a shooting at Dallas Police headquarters in Dallas. Still recovering from the July sniper attack that left five law enforcement officers dead, the Dallas Police Department is facing a new crisis as its pension fund approaches insolvency and scores of officers, including Brown announced their retirement. Brown will retire Oct. 22 after 33 years with Dallas police. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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File-This Feb. 23, 2012, file photo shows honoree Pam Grier arriving at the 5th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. Grier and opera soprano Jessye Norman are among the recipients of Harvard University’s 2016 W.E.B. Du Bois medals honoring those who have made significant contributions to African and African American history and culture. Grier and Norman will be honored at the fourth annual Hutchins Center Honors on Oct. 6. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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File-This Sept. 19, 2015, file photo shows Viola Davis arriving at the 4th Annual Woman Making History Brunch at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Davis has seen the effects of sexual assault first hand. She said her sister was sexually assaulted at age 8 and is now a heroin addict and prostitute. Davis also described her mother and herself as survivors of sexual assault Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at a benefit for the Rape Foundation and Stuart House, which provides free medical treatment, counseling and legal aid to rape victims, with special services for children. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP,File)

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 file photo, a view of the Luzhniki stadium, which is undergoing a major rebuild to be ready to host the 2018 World Cup final, in Moscow, Russia. FIFA has disbanded its anti-racism task force, declaring the work complete despite ongoing concerns about discriminatory behavior in 2018 World Cup host Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

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Tryphena Natukunda , left, a Ugandan living with HIV/ Aids the winner of the third annual Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV beauty pageant at Golf Course Hotel Kampala, Uganda, Saturday Sept. 24, 2016. When she was younger, Tryphena Natukunda's mother discouraged her from swallowing her antiretroviral medicines among strangers or even distant relatives. Because she was suffering from AIDS, which can fuel stigmatization and invite harsh judgment, the mother wanted her child's condition kept a secret within the family. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)