Boris and the Burqa
by Carl R. TruemanOutrage over Boris Johnson's recent article takes us to the heart of several problems now afflicting liberal democracies. Continue Reading »
Not Power But Glory
by Shalom CarmyJews and Christians alike pledge a higher loyalty that they honor in ways that seem incomprehensible to the world.” So writes Fr. Romanus Cessario in “Non Possumus” (February). As an example of such incomprehensible devotion, he cites the kidnapping of the child Edgardo Mortara in 1858. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Not Rights, But Power
by Charlotte AllenThe Masterpiece Cakeshop case is actually about the power of militantly liberal governments to persecute Christians. Continue Reading »
A Less Corrupt Term
by Marc O. DeGirolami and Kevin C. WalshIn these unusually turbulent times for the presidency and Congress, the Supreme Court’s latest term stands out for its lack of drama. There were no 5–4 end-of-the-term cases that mesmerized the nation. There were no blockbuster decisions. Even so, the Court was hardly immune to the steady . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Cromartie Rides On
by John MurdockMichael Cromartie, longtime vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., passed away on Monday. Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by Benjamin Brady and Randy BoyagodaExporting Freedom: Religious Liberty and American Power by anna su harvard, 296 pages, $39.95 Anna Su’s study of U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom abroad from 1898 through the present ends as it begins. In the Philippines in the early twentieth century and again in Iraq in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Let’s Not Make a Deal...at Least this Deal
by George WeigelThe rumored reconciliation between the Church and the followers Marcel Lefebvre cannot take place on the Lefebvrists’ terms. Continue Reading »
No Protestants on the Court
by Mark MovsesianHow the absence of Evangelicals on the Supreme Court might affect the course of American law. Continue Reading »
Christian Freedom Amidst Persecution
by Stephen SchwartzThis volume accompanies another substantial collection, Christianity and Freedom: Volume 1, Historical Perspectives, prepared by the same editors. Professor Hertzke is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences as well as the faculty of the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Shah is associate director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and associate professor in the Government Department at Georgetown University.
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New Paper on Human Dignity and Religious Freedom
by Mark MovsesianFor those who are interested, a draft version of my new article, “Of Human Dignities,” is now available on the Social Science Research Network site. The article will appear in a forthcoming symposium in the Notre Dame Law Review on the 50th anniversary of Dignitatis Humanae, the Vatican II . . . . Continue Reading »
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