The Bible on Trial
by Mark BauerleinPäivi Räsänen joins in to discuss her experience of judicial persecution in Finland for speaking openly about her beliefs and defending traditional family structures. Continue Reading »
Jesus As Political Cynic
by Peter J. LeithartThe world can be saved from itself only by a Savior who ruthlessly exposes the greed and libido dominandi that lurk behind captivating screens of civility and piety. Continue Reading »
Faux Americanization in Britain
by Augustus HowardBritain’s courts are becoming, as America’s already are, unelected tools of politics, losing proportionate credibility as impartial arbiters of justice. Continue Reading »
Backing into Relativism
by Hadley ArkesWe have just come through a year with the Supreme Court in which the defenders of religious freedom racked up a string of famous victories. Famous, at least, to those who rejoiced in the outcomes and hoped that they foretold something lasting. But there are grounds to be less than cheered when we . . . . Continue Reading »
Kennedy’s Last Term
by Marc O. DeGirolami and Kevin C. WalshTwenty-eighteen brought the end of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s tenure on the Supreme Court. We are now entering a period of uncertainty about American constitutional law. Will we remain on the trajectory of the last half-century? Or will the Court move in a different direction? The character of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Businesses To Avoid If You Can
by Mark BauerleinShow your support for Jack Phillips in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case by boycotting these businesses. Continue Reading »
Neuhaus Was Right
by Matthew SchmitzAs the Berlin Wall fell, Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the end of history—“the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” Richard John Neuhaus wasn’t so sure. In a 1996 symposium on judicial overreach, he questioned the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Still-Acceptable Prejudice
by Charlotte AllenAmy Coney Barrett won her nomination to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—despite claims that she was too Catholic to be able to apply the law properly. Continue Reading »
Fencing with Bigots
by George WeigelAn imaginary dialogue between a nominee to a Federal appeals court and members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Continue Reading »
We Should All Be Grateful for Gorsuch
by Pete SpiliakosLiberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »
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