Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Rethinking the History of Religious Freedom
In the Supreme Court case Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 1940, which upheld compulsory pledging of allegiance…
Staying the Course
On May 15, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that protects nearly all unborn children in the state.…
Against Pro-Life Incrementalism
A crop of center-right commentators offered the pro-life movement some strategy tips last week. Responding to apparent…
The Big Tech Threat
This essay was originally delivered as a speech at the Hoover Institution on May 2, 2019. Social…
The Next America
Nearly a decade ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput warned religious believers to prepare for the “Next America.” He predicted that…
A Nation Under God
Our country has a long tradition of official encouragement of religion on a non-sectarian basis. That tradition…
Bring Back the Blue Laws
My home state of North Dakota just removed the respirator from a dying vestige of American culture.…
YouTube Revolution
Though I have long and volubly condemned all forms of “web life,” I sheepishly confess to having…
A Pro-Natal Proposal for America
Among America’s culture wars—from guns to gay marriage, drug legalization to penal reform—no battle is more emotionally…
California Threatens the Seal of Confession
On February 20, California Democratic State Senator Jerry Hill, whose affluent, liberal-leaning district encompasses the San Francisco…
The Holy See and Cardinal Pell
Cardinal George Pell’s December 2018 conviction on charges of “historic sexual abuse” was a travesty of justice,…
The Least of These
There has been much righteous criticism of the forty-four Democratic senators who thwarted a bill that would…
Living Down Bombingham
Between 1947 and 1965, white vigilantes dynamited fifty black homes and churches in Birmingham, Alabama. On one…
The Pell Affair: Australia Is Now on Trial
Has it occurred to anyone else debating the perverse verdict rendered against Cardinal George Pell, which convicted…
Our Poor
Fifteen years ago I wrote a little volume for the Acton Institute titled Inhabiting the Land. In…
