Law
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A New Cardinal Honors an Entire Nation
ROME. Even the greatest enthusiasts of the present pontificate might not assert that Pope Francis has an…
Faux Americanization in Britain
As the Parliament of the United Kingdom descended into chaos and internecine warfare, and Britain’s highest court…
A Chance to Challenge Roe?
This term, the Supreme Court will hear June Medical Services v. Gee, which concerns a Louisiana law…
Beto’s Woke Integralism
In 2008, Barack Obama was well within the mainstream of American opinion when he said that “I believe…
How Gay Rights Empower the Rich
The Supreme Court heard a group of cases yesterday that will require the justices to decide whether the…
The Judicial Usurpation of Parliament
Far too often nowadays I have that disturbing feeling of walking on a thin crust suspended over…
What Economics Is For
Almost 130 years ago, Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Rerum Novarum. In this text, he defended…
Cardinal Pell, Scapegoat
Earlier today in Australia, a three-judge panel refused to overturn Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on five counts…
The Australian Disgrace
There will be much more to be said in the weeks and months ahead about the rejection…
How Not to Restore American Industry
For every complex problem,” H. L. Mencken said, “there is an answer that is clear, simple and…
Reordering the Public Square
In the ongoing intra-conservative debates, some have argued that it is the role of government to enforce…
Of Vincent Lambert and Ethical Rubicons
Vincent Lambert is dead. The forty-two-year-old Frenchman, who breathed his last yesterday in Reims, didn’t die by…
Unalienable Rights and Foreign Policy
On May 30, a surprise notice in the Federal Register roiled the landscape of international human rights…
The London Ideology
London is perhaps the most open city in the world—open to the millions who come for the…
Business As Communion
During a visit to Brazil in 1991, the Italian Catholic activist Chiara Lubich called for a new…