For at least a generation, the phrase “religious right” has evoked a style of politics marked by hortatory rhetoric, foreign-policy interventionism, and support for the free movement of people and goods. This version of Christian politics reached its zenith during the George W. Bush . . . . Continue Reading »
Former Senator Joe Lieberman was an exemplary leader and man of faith in the public square. Continue Reading »
An improved child tax credit could play a crucial role in strengthening the financial foundations of family life for working- and middle-class families across the country. Continue Reading »
The Equality Act is the uncompromising legislative imposition of a destructive social ideology. Continue Reading »
Selecting Anthony Kennedy’s replacement could turn out to be one of the current administration’s most consequential tasks. Continue Reading »
Roy Moore should step out of the Senate race in order to focus on the state of his family and his soul. Continue Reading »
The disaster of this presidential election is a long time in coming—it will spawn disasters beyond our imagining—and yet it remains our responsibility to persevere and make the best of our challenges and opportunities as they come upon us.The first thing is to steel ourselves for a disaster in . . . . Continue Reading »
The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia forces us to reconsider the role that the Constitution plays in our rhetoric and in our imagination. Our constitutional system is more fraught than most of us had dared admit, even as our politics has leaned ever-more-strongly on the Constitution to unify . . . . Continue Reading »
The Senate Democrats are filibustering a bill to aid victims of sex trafficking, demanding that any help to victims of sex trafficking must be bundled with (extremely unpopular) government funding of abortion. Continue Reading »
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