Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Britain’s Porn Ban Exposes the Lie of Sexual Liberation
Philip Larkin joked in his poem “Annus Mirabilis”—an ironical reflection on the sexual revolution—that “Sexual intercourse began…
Why the Death Penalty Is a Sore Point for Papal Authority
Pope Leo XIV marked World Day Against the Death Penalty, observed on October 10, with the following…
AI Child Porn and the Libertarian Lie
On August 25, Judge John Z. Lee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit…
Government’s Sex Abuse Hypocrisy Comes Due
I worked in senior staff positions in Catholic dioceses for twenty-seven years. For nearly all of them…
Lindsay Clancy and the Trials of Modern Parenting
The Lindsay Clancy case has taken an odd turn online. Clancy is facing three counts of first-degree…
The Founders and the Common Good
The dominant public philosophy among American elites is modern liberalism, often referred to merely as “liberalism.” Two…
The Invisible Hand of Faith
In 2026, three anniversaries coincide that together illuminate the enduring significance of religious liberty. Apart from marking…
Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time
The Trump v. Barbara decision concerning birthright citizenship did not surprise me. Mass migration is the most…
Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe?
On Tuesday, in a decision that will rank among the most consequential—and misguided—of the modern era, the…
In Praise of the Supremes
Article III of the Constitution, which establishes the Supreme Court, is the shortest of the three articles…
Same-Sex Marriage and the Degradation of European Law
Until recently, Poland’s definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman seemed inviolable,…
Justice for Alito (ft. Mollie Hemingway)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mollie Hemingway joins…
Surrogacy Is Already Illegal
In 1984, a Virginia physician named H. Barry Jacobs announced a plan to broker human kidneys on…
New York Is Bullying Nuns Who Care for the Dying
New York governor Kathy Hochul recently made headlines for decriminalizing assisted suicide, claiming as motivation her compassion…
The Deepening Crisis in Conservative Jurisprudence
In Chiles v. Salazar, the conservative justices came again to that fork in the road that they…
