Here is a snapshot that captures an increasingly important issue in law and religion in the United States: In August 2021, four parents sued a school district outside Philadelphia for violating the free exercise rights of their children. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the district had . . . . Continue Reading »
States should leave the sacrament of confession alone and focus on other, more productive ways of protecting children. Continue Reading »
Did you think it was legal to pray silently in front of an abortion clinic? Think again. Continue Reading »
If you ever find yourself wondering how widespread a given philosopher’s influence has been, here is a simple test: Make a label out of his or her last name, and use it to identify yourself at a cocktail party (“I’m a Quinean”). Has your interlocutor even heard the term before? Of American . . . . Continue Reading »
We know that a wide range of circumstances drive women to seek abortion, and that there are concrete steps we can take to reduce the demand. Continue Reading »
The “Respect for Marriage Act,” recently passed in both Houses of Congress, is celebrated as an advancement in equality, liberty, and respect. But equality and liberty for whom? Respect for what? Continue Reading »
Stuart Banner's recent book does little to shed light on the current debate on whether natural law should have a role in any of the three branches of American government Continue Reading »
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 »
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