Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Separationism for Religion’s Sake
At a conference last fall on “Christians, Jews, and the Free Exercise of Religion” sponsored by the…
Taking Religious Freedom Seriously
Passage of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment (“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment…
Jefferson, Adams, and the Natural Aristocracy
Starting from a common premise and a shared commitment to republicanism, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams arrived…
Hope for South Africa?
A Future South Africa: Visions, Strategies, and Realities edited by peter l. berger and bobby godsell westview…
Editorial: Legalize Drugs?
No sooner had George Bush declared a “war on drugs” and appointed William Bennett to lead the…
Timethink on the Rocks
Poor Time. Twenty-four years ago this month, the magazine brought us its Nietzschean fears with its famous…
Parable from the Prairie
In 1984 a federal court held the public schools of the Kansas City, Missouri, School District to…
The Bad Old Days
Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts about the Sixties by peter collier and david horowitz summit books, 352 pages,…
Asking the Wrong Question
Prophetic Visions and Economic Realities: Protestants, Jews, & Catholics Confront the Bishops’ Letter on the Economy edited…
Editorial: Redefining Abortion Politics
Beginning with the Supreme Court’s Webster decision of last July, Americans were delighted, distressed, or simply puzzled…
The Return of the Catholic Whig
In his famous Postscript to The Constitution of Liberty, Friedrich von Hayek identified Thomas Aquinas as “the…
A Culture of Poverty?
I hadn’t thought of Jerry Carter for at least five years. I probably wouldn’t have thought of…
Christians and Economic Development
The 1980s may well be looked back upon as a decade of intellectual reformation in the so-called…
Reflections on the Flag-Burning Case
One of my jobs as a summer reporter for the The Berkshire Eagle during my college and…
Poverty and Public Policy
In Pursuit: Of Happiness and Good Government by charles murray simon and schuster, 341 pages, $19.95 In…
