Today’s Fight for Religious Freedom
by Thomas F. FarrA society that affords all its citizens full religious freedom generates good things for everyone. So let us stand as one in fighting for religious freedom, especially those of us blessed to live in democratic nations. Continue Reading »
Leonard Cohen's Lost Children
by Jonathon Van MarenLeonard Cohen lived long enough to see the freedom of the sixties turn into something else—something that, despite his enthusiastic personal participation, was poisonous, especially for the vulnerable. Continue Reading »
Mutilating Our Bodies
by Bethel McGrewWhile adults who regret their sex changes may themselves tend to libertarianism, their stories testify to a hidden horror: vulnerable, disturbed individuals of all ages hastily ushered into procedures that are nothing short of medical malpractice. Justice demands a reckoning in the form of penalties and strictures. Continue Reading »
Joe v. Joe on Roe
by John MurdockWhen his party required its nominee to demonstrate absolutism on abortion, Biden took the deal. He is now honoring the contract.
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Dobbs and the Vindication of American Democracy
by George WeigelIn overturning Roe, the Supreme Court has struck a blow for civil rights as important as the blow it struck in Brown v. Board of Education. Continue Reading »
A St. John Fisher for Our Time
by Raymond J. de SouzaCardinal Zen was my guest in Kingston in 2013 because he knows the Church needs more men like St. John Fisher. Henry kept Cardinal John Fisher in the Tower of London; now the Chinese regime threatens Cardinal Zen with prison. Continue Reading »
Anti-Catholic Attacks After Dobbs
by Richard W. GarnettThe foundational premise of the pro-life position—that is, that every human being should be “protected in law and cared for in life”—is no more “theological” than the commitments behind laws mandating environmental stewardship and prohibiting unjust discrimination or exploitation. Continue Reading »
Style Is Vital
by Dan HitchensStyle is the intellect in flight: A thought can only really travel when it has the equilibrium, speed, and structure to get off the ground. Continue Reading »
Our Task in Post-Roe America
by Salvatore J. CordileoneOn Friday, the Supreme Court reversed a half century of discrimination against the weakest and most vulnerable among us. We are now free at last to work for a culture of life and love for every human being. Let’s start today. Continue Reading »
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