Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Subjective Definition of “Death” Would Unleash Great Evil
Most people understand the word “death” to mean the end of biological life or, as Merriam-Webster defines…
Persevere and Learn (and Persevere)
The disaster of this presidential election is a long time in coming—it will spawn disasters beyond our…
Christian Freedom Amidst Persecution
Christianity and Freedom, Vol. II, Contemporary Perspectives edited by allen d. hertzke & timothy samuel shah cambridge,…
Declare Total Non-Cooperation with Assisted Suicide
I recently gave a speech to a group of conservative senior citizens in California, arguing against assisted…
Silence of the Churches
Tomorrow, on April 29th, Rome’s white marble Trevi Fountain—its swirling waters and the charging baroque statues of…
Scientific Subversion
Human exceptionalism was once considered a self-evident truth. No longer. For years, advocates for radical animal-rights agendas…
After the “G-word” has been spoken
In the early Church, witnesses to the faith who had been persecuted and tortured but not killed…
Euthanasia by Organ Harvesting
Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder.—Leon Kass The ethics of medicine aren’t what…
An Ancient Clash of Civilizations
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta: The Persian Challenge by paul a. raheyale, 392 pages, $38.00 The…
A Mormon Perspective on Religious Freedom
The following was delivered Friday, March 25, 2016, at Claremont Graduate University by Elder Dallin H. Oaks…
Dignity v. Freedom
Justice Kennedy concluded his majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges with this summary: Gay couples “ask for…
Canada Declares War on Christian Doctors and Nurses
Last year, the Canadian Supreme Court created a right to euthanasia and assisted suicide. To qualify for…
Inescapably Natural
Natural Law in Court: A History of Legal Theory in Practiceby r. h. helmholzharvard, 288 pages, $45…
After Justice Scalia
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 – unexpected and, for many reasons, tragic –…
Justice Scalia on Funeral Sermons
When Jessica Mitford first published The American Way of Death in 1963, she unleashed a broadside against…
