Laughing at the Death of our Republic

The typical American—and, indeed, Congress—views the president as having the powers of a monarch. The president himself knows that he has the powers of a monarch. It seems that the only people in America who aren’t convinced of the president’s status as our elected king are four, maybe five, justices on the Supreme Court. Continue Reading »

Podcast on EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch

At the Center for Law and Religion Forum, my colleague Marc DeGirolami and I have a podcast on last week's oral argument at the Supreme Court in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch. The case involves a claim of employment discrimination by a Muslim job applicant whose headscarf violated Abercrombie's “Look Policy.” Marc and I discuss the legal issues and the implications for religious accommodations generally, and predict the ultimate outcome of the case. You can listen to the podcast here.  Continue Reading »

Wyoming Catholic and the Federal Burden

Wyoming Catholic College has decided to opt out of Title IV—specifically, federal student aid and loan programs. (See the press release here).President Kevin Roberts’ video explanation is a simple and eloquent expression of the bind religious colleges face in today’s regulatory climate. . . . . Continue Reading »

What We've Been Reading

I’m reading a lovely novel by Rumer Godden called “In This House of Brede.” It’s very British, written in quietly intelligent prose. Godden respectfully narrates the inner-workings of a Benedictine abbey—the nuns’ working out their salvation together, emotion, temptation, mystery, and all. Continue Reading »