The Evolving American Constitution: Change Without Amendment
by David T. KoyzisThere is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
God’s Image, Man’s Crimes
by James R. RogersMosaic (and Noahic) teachings regarding the death penalty are revelations of God and teach us of God’s grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love. But how? Continue Reading »
Death Penalties and the Divine
by James R. RogersDoes the Bible provide principled grounds for abolition of the death penalty? Continue Reading »
Supreme Incoherence: Transgender Ideology and the End of Law
by Jeff ShaferDoes the federal law prohibiting “sex discrimination” forbid us to countenance the category of “sex”—and thus of “sex discrimination”? Can the rule of law survive a yes answer to question one? Continue Reading »
The Body of Evidence
by Carl R. TruemanTransgenderism, rather like abortion, puts the law in a contradictory position on the nature of personhood in our contemporary world. Continue Reading »
Dear Johannes Cochlaeus: Enough Already
by Christopher JacksonLutherans should not fall for depictions of Luther as one whose self-conflict gives rise to blasphemy. Continue Reading »
The Conservative Lawyers versus the Never Trumpers
by Hadley ArkesI yield to no one in my recoil from Donald Trump. But for anyone who shares the perspectives of the Republican Party, far more is involved here than aversion to an implausible candidate. A conservative should have an interest in repealing and replacing Obamacare, a program that tends inexorably to the political control of medicine. Continue Reading »
Interview: Religious Liberty At The Present Time
by Mark MovsesianFirst Things presents an interview by Mark Bauerlein with legal scholar Mark Movsesian, on the topic of church-state relations—the state of play, and the future. Watch the video here or read the transcript provided below. Continue Reading »
Is There No Moral Law?
by Douglas FarrowIn point of fact, there is no such thing as theological neutrality, just as there is no such thing as moral neutrality. There are many things, to be sure, both morally and theologically, that the state does well to leave to civil society, neither legislating nor making the basis for legislation. Unfortunately, assisted suicide and euthanasia are not among them. Continue Reading »
Judge Dread
by Carl R. TruemanThe case of a Wyoming judge is a harbinger of what is to come for all of us.
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