My one and only run-in with the police occurred on a hot summer night in Portland, Oregon, a month or so before my junior year of high school. My friend and I, both seventeen years old, had—like more than 44 percent of Americans in our age group—recently been introduced to cannabis, . . . . Continue Reading »
This is an ambitious and timely book. It confronts one of the most perplexing and unfortunate developments of our day: the rise of disputes about the correct way of interpreting the Constitution of the United States, and the consequent politicization of judicial appointments. True, disagreements . . . . Continue Reading »
Regulation of social media companies is a good idea, but the wisest, most plausible, and also most effective option is not law, but stigma. Continue Reading »
Judge Barrett deserves better than a partisan endorsement. Continue Reading »
Police and other legitimate representatives of the state need to regain control of the streets. Continue Reading »
Panique and Richard Jewell share a timeless message: Without due process and the presumption of innocence, people submerged in an environment of hysteria quickly devolve into wolves. Continue Reading »
There is significant momentum on the pro-life side right now. Continue Reading »
We should defend the new Alabama law because it clarifies the moral stakes of abortion. Continue Reading »
The American religious tradition has consistently affirmed a national belief in God—but not a national belief in a particular religion. Continue Reading »
Our society has eliminated yet another protection for the working man. Continue Reading »
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