Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
False Enlightenment at the Court
In Obergefell v. Hodges, Justice Kennedy has penned a decision of historic hubris and stupidity—as both Chief Justice…
Burning Black Churches
Media reports of the last week have speculated that recent fires at black churches are racist arsons…
Happy Canada Day, Bastards
Happy Canada Day, America! One decade later, your judges have turned you, too, into a nation of…
Bowdoin: One Year Later
One year ago I wrote in these pages about how the InterVarsity ministry at Bowdoin College, with a…
The Church and the “New Normal”
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage decision, these sober thoughts occur: (1) The Supreme Court…
After Obergefell: A First Things Symposium
How should we respond to the ruling by the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges that there is…
Euthanasia’s Open Season on the Mentally Ill
A few years ago, I spoke about end-of-life care at a town-hall event; it quickly devolved into…
Neoliberal Education
With the publication of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to A Meaningful…
The Myth of Washington Gridlock
Gridlock” along the Potomac—the difficulties the Congress has in getting things done, the difficulties the Congress and…
Creation, Covenant, and Marriage
At its General Convention this summer, The Episcopal Church (TEC) will consider a resolution to amend the…
Is Amending the Constitution Really So Difficult?
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments on the gay marriage cases, and it now seems…
Euthanasia’s Cancerous Corruption of Medical Morality
During World War II, German doctors euthanized disabled babies and adults. As Robert Jay Lifton reported in…
The Difference Cardinal George Made
On September 2, 1939, the House of Commons debated the British government’s response to the German invasion…
Hillary’s Purposes and God’s
When I heard Hillary Clinton’s statement at the recent 2015 Women in the World Summit that “Deep-seated…
Faith, Fatalism, and Freddie Gray
One recent day at the Baltimore clinic where I care for the homeless, I spoke with a patient…
