Rotting-Flesh Reaganism
by R. R. RenoTed Cruz failed to endorse Donald Trump for president. Snore. It’s a sign of how out-of-touch our political class has become that they speak of Cruz as a possible presidential candidate. In him, see the rotting flesh of Reaganism, a noble political project that no longer speaks to our time. Continue Reading »
The Language of Love
by Carl R. TruemanThe politicizing of the language of love is confusing and lethal for freedom. Continue Reading »
Autonomy v. Independence
by Peter J. LeithartAutonomous minds cannot develop genuine independence. Continue Reading »
The Establishment “Radicals” of the Modern University
by Matthew J. FranckNext autumn will mark forty years since I arrived on a college campus as a freshman. I’ve never left the academy since then. I have been student or teacher at many types of institutions: the small liberal-arts college, the “Research I” state university that completely dominates a small town, . . . . Continue Reading »
“For Freedom Set Free”
by Bianca Czaderna
As I took the plane to South Bend for this Fall's Center for Ethics and Culture conference, I wondered how exactly “freedom” would be spoken of.
Why Tolerate Religion?
by Rafael Domingo
Brian Leiter's Why Tolerate Religion? is a crucial book in the area of law and religion—published in 2013, it defends the view that there is no compelling moral or legal reason to provide special protection to religion as such.
A Thanksgiving Meditation on Freedom and Its Enemies
by George WeigelShortly after jihadist murderers killed over 130 people in Paris, seven of the terrorists blowing themselves up in the process, President Obama spoke to the nation and described the massacres as “an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share.” No, Mr. President; with all . . . . Continue Reading »
False Freedom
by R. R. RenoThe majority opinion in Obergefell, written by Justice Kennedy, opens with a grand claim about the nature of freedom: “The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their . . . . Continue Reading »
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