First Things RSS Feed - Robert P. Hunt https://www.firstthings.com/author/robert-p-hunt en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:57:10 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/robert-p-hunt 60 Abortion and the Neutral State https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/10/abortion-and-the-neutral-state https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/10/abortion-and-the-neutral-state Mon, 01 Oct 1990 00:00:00 -0400 The search for the American political mainstream is a risky enterprise. It can be a salutary and enlightening exercise when it causes us to reflect upon the fundamental principles and purposes that define the American experiment in self-government. But it can also lead to disastrous consequences if the American public becomes inattentive and allows that search to be conducted by persons who have a vested interest in redefining, and perhaps even distorting, the “mainstream” of American political and constitutional thought.

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