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At Home and Abroad

The Editors

The editors discuss conservatism’s big wins at the Supreme Court and America’s military and diplomatic ventures in the…

The Flawed System of Sexual Abuse Settlements

Francis X. Maier

There was a window from the late 1980s through the early 2000s when the sex abuse of…

Can Progressives Get Behind Parental Rights for All?

Robert P. George

Imagine the following scenario: A Louisiana school district introduces a “family life” curriculum for public preschools and…

Obergefell Must Go

Robert P. George

Last week marked ten years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges—the case that invalidated…

Suicide Prevention Must Be for Everyone

Audrey Pollnow

New York’s governor Kathy Hochul has placed a much-needed focus on suicide prevention. If she wishes to…

SCOTUS Takes on Big Porn

Brad Littlejohn

Twenty-one years ago, five black-robed justices ruled that adults’ rights to effortlessly view hardcore pornography trumped children’s…

A Modern-Day Pierce Parental Rights Case?

John M. Grondelski

A case percolating through the Florida state court system has the potential to kill two birds with…

Skrmetti Is a Partial Victory for Common Sense

Theresa Farnan Mary Rice Hasson

In a much-anticipated decision, United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court handed a win to states seeking…

“Public” Does Not Mean “State” or “Government”

George Weigel

In its recent non-decision, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, the U.S. Supreme Court…

How Obergefell Failed

Matthew Schmitz

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, announcing a…

The Supreme Court Corrects Wisconsin on Religious Freedom

Frank DeVito

On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v.…

The Shifting Narrative Around Pornography

Jonathon Van Maren

There has been a fundamental shift in the public debate on pornography over the past decade. In…

Law on Film

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Professor Stanley Fish joins…

Public Schools and the Moral Neutrality Myth

Robert P. George

On April 22, Kelly Armstrong, the Republican governor of North Dakota, vetoed a bill passed by the…

Defending Faith and Parental Rights in the Classroom

Grace Morrison

My daughter’s life has been marked by challenges that few her age can begin to fathom. Before…