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Why I’m Disappointed by the Texas Abortion Law
Much of the pro-life community is excited over the passage last week of a bill in the Texas House of Representatives restricting abortions after twenty weeks. On the surface,...
In Defense of Second-Rate Parenting
The New York Times recently reported on the growing practice of parents expecting twins electively aborting one so as to give birth to only one of the two. The...
Wrong Today, Perhaps Right Tomorrow
On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association . In a 7-2 decision, the Court struck down the California law that prohibited...
Violent Video Games and Judicial Common Sense
Today, the United States Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the state of California’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit decision declaring unconstitutional a statute enacted in that state...
