With the federal government sending agents and National Guard troops into crime-stricken U.S. cities, the question arises as to how crime got so bad in the first place. Ed Tarnowski explains why the American city cannot blossom in lawlessness. One of the lesser-known features of president Trump's Big Beautiful Bill was an opt-in federal tax-credit scholarship program. Kevin Garcia-Galindo says school choice doesn't need federal funding. When it comes to pain relief, opioids are a mixed blessing in that they can provide relief but at the risk of dependency and addiction. Joey T. McFadden says it's time to move beyond opioids because there is a new medication that can relieve pain without addiction risk. Young-Voices