The Constitution and Religious Schools

by Mark Bauerlein

Ashley Berner joins the podcast to discuss the Maine religious school tuition case. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2021

Robert George on Overturning Roe

by R. R. Reno

Legal scholar Robert George joins R. R. Reno to discuss the odds of Roe being struck down. Continue Reading »

29 Sep 2021

Events Roundup—9.13.21

by Editors

Events happening over the coming months that may interest our readers. Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2021

Roe Must Go

by Robert P. George

Roe must go. It is morally and, more to the point for the Court, constitutionally indefensible—and has been from the moment it was handed down. Continue Reading »

1 Jul 2021

Born and Unborn: Answering Objections to Constitutional Personhood

by John Finnis

It will sooner or later be for the Court to say what the people who ratified the Fourteenth Amendment committed the nation to. Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2021

Doubts About Constitutional Personhood

by Edward Whelan

The only plausible path to imminent legal protection of the unborn has as its first step overturning Roe and restoring abortion policy to the states. Continue Reading »

8 Apr 2021

Abortion is Unconstitutional

by John Finnis

“Begin with Blackstone’s Commentaries,” wrote presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in 1860, when asked how to get a thorough knowledge of law; read them “carefully through, say twice.” (That’s four thousand pages, just to “begin” with.) Lawyers involved in drafting and debating the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2021

Unborn Persons: Why Equal Protection Slept 102 Years

by John Finnis

John Finnis clarifies his argument that abortion is unconstitutional in response to Ed Whelan's objections.
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30 Mar 2021

John Finnis Is Right

by Josh Craddock

Legal conservatives and originalists should adjust their views in response to the clear and convincing historical evidence of constitutional personhood. Continue Reading »

19 Mar 2021

Moral Constitutionalism

by Gerard V. Bradley

On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held that the 1964 Civil Rights Act’s ban on workplace discrimination on the basis of sex proscribed not just differential treatment of male and female employees, but also differential treatment of workers on the basis of homosexuality or transgender identity. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2021