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The Rich, the Poor, and Reaganomics
When we come to measure the success of a presidency, it matters a great deal whether the…
When Church-State Conflicts Aren’t
Here is a review in a national publication of a book about religion in American public life.…
An Open Letter to the Religious Community
T he signers of this letter have been active for many years in both scholarship and litigation…
The Theses of Martin Luther King, Jr.
News stories of recent months underscore the fact that the place of Martin Luther King, Jr. in…
A Government for Real People
As a geographer, I learned years ago that my fellow countrymen are not only uninformed about the…
Abortion Politics
A funny thing happened on the way to last November’s elections. Pundits who throughout the summer had…
Leaping Headfirst Into the Smith Trap
Richard John Neuhaus has joined the chorus of those singing a lament to the death of religious…
Race and Urban Politics
The Closest of Strangers: Liberalism and the Politics of Race in New York by jim sleeper w.…
Capitalism and the Disorders of Modernity
For most people in America, all those not familiar with the complicated ideological positioning on the right…
The Flag Amendment Is a Religious Issue
The issue of a constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the American flag is currently on political…
Drugs and the Face of Evil
One of the least understood aspects of the drug problem is the degree to which it is…
Notes on the Culture Struggle: Dr. King in the Law Schools
The suggestion has been made on occasion in these pages that Americans are engaged in a Kulturkampf,…
Constitutionalism and Modernity
Confronting the Constitution: The Challenge to Locke, Montesquieu, Jefferson, and the Federalists from Utilitarianism, Historicism, Marxism, Freudianism,…
Abortion and the Neutral State
The search for the American political mainstream is a risky enterprise. It can be a salutary and…
The Real John Courtney Murray
The Search for an American Public Theology: The Contribution of John Courtney Murray by robert w. mcelroy…
