Jesus As Political Cynic

by Peter J. Leithart

The world can be saved from itself only by a Savior who ruthlessly exposes the greed and libido dominandi that lurk behind captivating screens of civility and piety. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2023

Faux Americanization in Britain

by Augustus Howard

Britain’s courts are becoming, as America’s already are, unelected tools of politics, losing proportionate credibility as impartial arbiters of justice. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2019

Backing into Relativism

by Hadley Arkes

We have just come through a year with the Supreme Court in which the defenders of religious freedom racked up a string of famous victories. Famous, at least, to those who rejoiced in the outcomes and hoped that they foretold something lasting. But there are grounds to be less than cheered when we . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2019

Kennedy’s Last Term

by Marc O. DeGirolami and Kevin C. Walsh

Twenty-eighteen brought the end of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s tenure on the Supreme Court. We are now entering a period of uncertainty about American constitutional law. Will we remain on the trajectory of the last half-century? Or will the Court move in a different direction? The character of the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2018

Businesses To Avoid If You Can

by Mark Bauerlein

Show your support for Jack Phillips in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case by boycotting these businesses. Continue Reading »

11 May 2018

Neuhaus Was Right

by Matthew Schmitz

As the Berlin Wall fell, Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the end of history—“the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” Richard John Neuhaus wasn’t so sure. In a 1996 symposium on judicial overreach, he questioned the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018

The Still-Acceptable Prejudice

by Charlotte Allen

Amy Coney Barrett won her nomination to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—despite claims that she was too Catholic to be able to apply the law properly.  Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2017

Fencing with Bigots

by George Weigel

An imaginary dialogue between a nominee to a Federal appeals court and members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Continue Reading »

4 Oct 2017

We Should All Be Grateful for Gorsuch

by Pete Spiliakos

Liberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2017

Leaping Headfirst Into the Smith Trap

by Phillip H. Harris

Richard John Neuhaus has joined the chorus of those singing a lament to the death of religious liberty (“Polygamy, Peyote, and the Public Peace,” October 1990). The cause of the choir’s mournful tune is the Supreme Court’s decision in the so-called peyote case, Employment Division v. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 1991