Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
After Obergefell: A First Things Symposium
How should we respond to the ruling by the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges that there is…
Euthanasia’s Open Season on the Mentally Ill
A few years ago, I spoke about end-of-life care at a town-hall event; it quickly devolved into…
Neoliberal Education
With the publication of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to A Meaningful…
The Myth of Washington Gridlock
Gridlock” along the Potomac—the difficulties the Congress has in getting things done, the difficulties the Congress and…
Creation, Covenant, and Marriage
At its General Convention this summer, The Episcopal Church (TEC) will consider a resolution to amend the…
Is Amending the Constitution Really So Difficult?
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments on the gay marriage cases, and it now seems…
Euthanasia’s Cancerous Corruption of Medical Morality
During World War II, German doctors euthanized disabled babies and adults. As Robert Jay Lifton reported in…
The Difference Cardinal George Made
On September 2, 1939, the House of Commons debated the British government’s response to the German invasion…
Hillary’s Purposes and God’s
When I heard Hillary Clinton’s statement at the recent 2015 Women in the World Summit that “Deep-seated…
Faith, Fatalism, and Freddie Gray
One recent day at the Baltimore clinic where I care for the homeless, I spoke with a patient…
How the Constitution was Defeated in 1788
In a parallel universe, the United States of America is somewhere still governed under the Articles of…
Harboring Doubts
Like many social conservatives, especially Christian ones, I spend a lot of my time reading and writing…
Death, Distraction, and Modern Liberal Tastes
Last week I had to deliver a guest lecture at a liberal arts college entitled ‘”Each day…
The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage
There has been no want of “writing on the wall” about the upcoming cases on marriage. Justice…
NCAA Announces New Commission to Apply Fouling Rules to Religious Freedom Disputes
NCAA President Mark Emmert has announced a new commission to study how its handling of fouls called…
