A Striking Display of Sophistry
by R. R. RenoThe Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County gives the LGBT movement a powerful bulldozer with which to demolish all public expressions of dissent from its agenda. Continue Reading »
Why School Prayer Matters
by Steven D. SmithIn his State of the Union address and elsewhere, President Trump has emphasized the importance of prayer in public schools. In one speech he promised “big action” on the matter. But just what action he is contemplating remains obscure. Teacher-led prayer to open the school day? Football players . . . . Continue Reading »
A Supreme Court Sequel for the Little Sisters
by Kevin C. WalshThe Little Sisters of the Poor are in a Supreme Court sequel because of “progressive” politicians’ unrelenting opposition to any religious exercise that might complicate their vision of the good life. Continue Reading »
Kavanaugh and the Future of the Supreme Court
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Mollie Hemingway joins Mark to discuss her recent book, Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court, co-written with Carrie Severino. Continue Reading »
Gay Rights and the Civil Rights Act
by R. R. RenoIt would be dangerous to give the powerful gay lobby the weapons of anti-discrimination law. Continue Reading »
A Chance to Challenge Roe?
by Kevin C. WalshPro-lifers are not hoping for too much from the Supreme Court in June Medical Services v. Gee. Continue Reading »
How Gay Rights Empower the Rich
by R. R. RenoThe machine of contemporary civil rights law and activism grinds very finely, and without regard to social realities. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousHadley Arkes, echoing themes he has developed for many years in his work, offers a forceful argument (“Backing into Relativism,” June/July) that the Supreme Court’s aspiration to contentless neutrality in its Speech and Religion Clause doctrine is a jurisprudential dead end—a “descent . . . . Continue Reading »
Interpreting the Bladensburg Cross Case
by Mark MovsesianThe Supreme Court struggles to define the place of religion in American public life. Continue Reading »
Public Faith and the Peace Cross
by Ed CondonA recent Supreme Court decision acknowledges the historic role of faith in shaping the country. Continue Reading »
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