Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Kim Davis’s Conscientious Decision
I’m sympathetic to Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who has stopped signing marriage licenses. In…
Burning Churches in Israel
Earlier this summer, in the spot on the Sea of Galilee traditionally hailed as the site of…
The Passing of the Voting Rights Act
In 1965, the U.S. Congress made a seismic decision. Faced with the disenfranchisement of black voters on…
A Good Word for Locke
The lecturer was setting forth a biblical perspective on the role of government, with special attention to…
Why Is Religious Freedom At Risk?
In recent political memory, religious liberty was a value that brought together conservatives, libertarians, and progressives. As…
What Clarence Thomas Meant
In the public square, many misuse the word “dignity” by conflating its subjective and objective meanings. Some…
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…
