Lessons From England

by Aaron Taylor

American Catholics who are serious about concrete reform should begin by looking at laws in parts of the world that are already ahead of them on this issue. Continue Reading »

29 Aug 2018

Re-Evangelizing Law

by Peter J. Leithart

If abortion is a First Amendment issue, the coming battle over Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation isn’t just about the future of abortion rights. Continue Reading »

13 Jul 2018

How to Overturn Roe

by Josh Craddock

Does the Constitution really only protect “walking-around persons”? Continue Reading »

2 Jul 2018

Why Does Religion Need Commandments?

by Reuven Ziegler

What is the point of the myriad commandments governing every aspect of a Jew’s life?  Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2018

Our Misguided War on Legalism

by Joshua Gibbs

God governs man, but man is made in God’s image and so in tribute to God’s rule, man must make rules for his own person.  Continue Reading »

7 Nov 2017

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

The Moral Turn

by Hadley Arkes

For some conservatives, bracing themselves on the night of the election, the evening offered nothing less than a miracle unfolding. But that sense of things was even more pronounced for young lawyers defending religious plaintiffs in the courts, and for the small band of conservatives on the Supreme . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2017

Homage to a Christian Humanist

by Kenneth L. Woodward

John T. Noonan, Jr.’s life provides a robust affirmation that yes, there is always space in secular America for truly gifted practitioners of a humanism that finds it center in the Incarnation. Continue Reading »

25 Apr 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

Rivers Declared to Be “Persons”

by Wesley J. Smith

Just what does it mean for a river to have “rights”? Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2017