Parental rights should not be a cover for child abuse.

The principle of subsidiarity is not absolute.

The GOP has historically been the party of “subsidiarity”: those closest to the problem, often the family, should be the ones to solve it. This has lately led to the rise of the parental rights movement, which mushroomed under COVID as parents saw the divisive poppycock being taught their kids online.

Parental rights, however, are subservient to a highe…