Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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…
Consecrating the President
This month a hundred million Americans will watch a United States Supreme Court Justice once again ask…
The End of Democracy? A Discussion Continued
Participants: William J. Bennett, Midge Decter, James C. Dobson, Mary Ann Glendon, John Leo William J. Bennett…
To Reclaim Our Democratic Heritage
The symposium on the judicial usurpation of politics has generated an intense debate about many things, as…
The End of Democracy? The Judicial Usurpation of Politics
Introduction Articles on “judicial arrogance” and the “judicial usurpation of power” are not new. The following symposium…
The End of Democracy? Our Judicial Oligarchy
This last term of the Supreme Court brought home to us with fresh clarity what it means…
Bonhoeffer and the Sovereign State
The decision to attempt the assassination of Hitler, to “cut off the head of the snake,” was…
When Rights Are Wrong
It is common in some circles to say that our legal system worries too much about rights…
Waco: A Massacre and Its Aftermath
Back in the late 1920s the finger of God touched Victor Houteff, and he left the Orthodox…
The Family and the Constitution
The family occupies a precarious position in the liberal democracies of today. It still exists; it sometime…
The Hipster and the Organization Man
From all appearances, it is now back in style to be critical of American individualism. Indeed, that…
Liberalism vs. Religious Freedom
Religious Liberty in the Supreme Court: The Cases that Define the Debate over Church and State terry…
