Democrats Have Marriage and States’ Rights in Their Sights for Lame Duck Session
Since the unconstitutional Roe v. Wade was overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, leftists have been roiling in rage at the thought…
Laurie Higgins
Cultural Affairs Writer
Writing for IFI since 2008 316 articles
About Laurie Higgins
Laurie Higgins was the Illinois Family Institute's Cultural Affairs Writer in the fall of 2008 through early 2023. Prior to working for the IFI, Laurie worked full-time for eight years in Deerfield High School's writing center in Deerfield, Illinois.
Articles by Laurie Higgins
JB Pritzker’s Deceitful Divisive Anti-Christian Screed about Darren Bailey
Friday morning, Illinois Family Institute (IFI) was unpleasantly greeted with JB Pritzker’s deceitful, divisive, anti-Christian screed—er, press release—that uses IFI to besmirch…
Feminist Author and Abortion Fanatic Practiced at the Art of Deception
Jessica Valenti, author of the book Sex Object: A Memoir and founder of the now-shuttered blog Feministing, is a dishonest woman with…
Illinoisans Beware: Leftist SAFE-T for Criminals Act Takes Effect Jan 2023
Leftists, practiced at the art of deception, do not care about anyone who lives in America. They care about one thing: maintaining…
The Nightmare of Roe Ends, But Undoing the Damage Continues
Today we give thanks to God for the wisdom and courage of U.S Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch,…
Guns Are Not Root Cause of Mass Killings
On May 24, 2022, Salvadore Ramos tore families, a community, and the nation apart when he slaughtered 19 children and two teachers…
Hatred Animates the Left
As we head into the next presidential campaign season, it would serve us well to remember how leftist hatred and the lies…
Ideologically Grooming Kids in Schools
Parents, grandparents and Christian leaders must understand how morally and intellectually unmoored activists are corrupting our children. Many of these activists are…
SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Stupefying Answers
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has provided sufficient evidence for the U.S. Senate to vote against her nomination to fill…
School-Approved Racism in Western Suburb of Chicago
It appears the racism identified as “anti-racism” and being endorsed all across America is bearing rotten fruit at ever younger ages and…
If You Care About Children and America’s Future, Keep Your Kids Out of Public Schools
Once upon a time, I held a naïve hope that public education could be pried loose from the iron grip of self-righteous,…
Illinois Lawmakers Seek to Erase Women
HB 4626 is both a harebrained and destructive bill that seeks to further the agenda of the “trans” cult by erasing language…