Twenty-eighteen brought the end of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s tenure on the Supreme Court. We are now entering a period of uncertainty about American constitutional law. Will we remain on the trajectory of the last half-century? Or will the Court move in a different direction? The character of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony before the Senate on Thursday had little evidentiary weight, but it carried a powerful cultural charge. Continue Reading »
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 »
I’m relieved by the outcome in NIFLA v. Becerra, but the opinions in the case are bereft of any premise or reasoning that would help to plant or even support the pro-life argument. Continue Reading »
Let’s head into the nomination process for Justice Kennedy’s successor with the words of a former president in mind: “Yes we can.” Continue Reading »
A few years back, I saw an anchor on network news observe that the average age of abortion doctors was above sixty, and there weren’t many such doctors left. Then I saw something I was entirely unaccustomed to seeing on network news: a story about Project Rachel, and how it was helping . . . . Continue Reading »
The defense of the indefensible often leads to a kind of derangement in otherwise rational people. Continue Reading »
The logic of Roe is so quintessentially unnatural that the human heart will continue to overrule it, both inside the churchgoing flock and out. Continue Reading »
The fruit of contraception is abortion; we should stop insisting that the two are separable. Continue Reading »
Roe tells the stories of women who wanted an abortion and found it hard to get. The play never imagines what it’s like to believe abortion is wrong when all the authorities and powers in your life are lined up to pressure you to violate your conscience. Continue Reading »
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