Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
“Saving” the Poor
The poor will always be with us. Yet, pace Cain, we have an obligation to look after…
The Future of the End of Democracy
If you want to know why the United States is in a constitutional crisis, a good place…
How the Court Became Supreme
The past half-century has witnessed the rise to prominence of a constitutional theory that gives the U.S.…
The Supreme Court in 1998
When the Supreme Court packs up its bags at the end of June each year, court watchers…
Neocons vs. Theocons, Again
In November 1996, a First Things symposium on American democracy and the court raised a furor among…
The New Populism
The Great Betrayal by patrick j. buchanan little, brown. 384 pp. $22.95 Readers of a certain age…
Resisting the Sovereign
The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion, and Loyalty By Stephen L. Carter Harvard…
Reclaiming Natural Law
Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law by j. budziszewski intervarsity press, 240 pages, $18.62…
Every Sparrow that Falls
Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement by gary l. francione temple university press,…
The Supreme Court 1997
To help the reader understand the background of the following commentaries, we asked Robert P. George of…
Strained Mercy
Seduced by Death: Doctors, Patients, and the Dutch Cure by herbert hendin norton, 256 pages, $27.50 Somewhere…
Reforming Education: A Whole New World
Does Money Matter? Edited by Gary Burtless. Brookings, 296 pages, $39.95. Catholic Education: Homeward Bound By Kimberly…
Assisted Suicide: No and Yes, but Mainly Yes
“Administration Asks Court to Reject Assisted Suicide,” the headlines ran after Acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger filed…
We’re No. 144
When I came to New York eight years ago, it was a much tougher town than it…
The Real Reason for Religious Freedom
Why do we protect freedom of religion? The commonsense answer, which I think hits close to the…
