Dobbs and the Vindication of American Democracy
by George WeigelIn overturning Roe, the Supreme Court has struck a blow for civil rights as important as the blow it struck in Brown v. Board of Education. Continue Reading »
Anti-Catholic Attacks After Dobbs
by Richard W. GarnettThe foundational premise of the pro-life position—that is, that every human being should be “protected in law and cared for in life”—is no more “theological” than the commitments behind laws mandating environmental stewardship and prohibiting unjust discrimination or exploitation. Continue Reading »
Our Task in Post-Roe America
by Salvatore J. CordileoneOn Friday, the Supreme Court reversed a half century of discrimination against the weakest and most vulnerable among us. We are now free at last to work for a culture of life and love for every human being. Let’s start today. Continue Reading »
Roe Overturned
by R. R. RenoBy overruling Roe, the Court has done the country a great service. We are relieved of the scandal—moral, legal, and political—that was the Roe/Casey order, under which our most fundamental law was interpreted as endorsing a right to kill the unborn. Continue Reading »
Nancy Pelosi Faces a Choice
by Mary Rice HassonThe speaker of the house now faces perhaps the most important choice of her career: party platform or life and fundamental human dignity. Continue Reading »
Texas Abortion Showdown
by John MurdockCongressman Henry Cuellar, one of the last pro-life Democrats, is fighting for his political life as he faces down a primary challenger today in Texas. Continue Reading »
Why the Dobbs Leak Is Dangerous
by Mark MovsesianAfter the Dobbs leak, justices will feel less secure about the confidentiality of their deliberations and think twice about what they put in drafts. The work of the Court will inevitably suffer. Continue Reading »
Last Man Standing
by John MurdockTexas Congressman Henry Cuellar is currently the only pro-life Democrat in the House of Representatives. Continue Reading »
Hadley Arkes on Roe
by R. R. RenoHadley Arkes joins R. R. Reno for a discussion of the opportunities and challenges of a post-Roe future. Continue Reading »
On Overruling Roe
by Hadley ArkesIt is very much in the air now, with a deep hope on one side and a grim resignation on the other, that the holding in Roe v. Wade will not survive this year. Conservatives seem sure that something decisive is about to happen because they have helped to put on the Court the judges who can . . . . Continue Reading »
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