The Moral Impossibility of Ignoring Fanatics
Jennifer S. Bryson, September 01, 2010
A review of The German Mujahid by Boualem Sansal.

Same-Sex Marriage and Public Opinion: Spirals, Frames, and the Seinfeld Effect
Matthew J. Franck and Gwen Brown, August 30, 2010
Americans appear to accept same-sex marriage more than they really do, perhaps because they believe it to be more widely accepted than it really is.

Obama’s Illegal Stem-Cell Policy
Ryan T. Anderson, August 27, 2010
Obama’s stem-cell policy is not only contrary to sound reason and good science, it violates the law.

American Empire for Liberty
Stefan McDaniel, August 24, 2010
We shouldn’t worry about America becoming an empire—a new book explains that it has been one for a long, long time.

Universities and the Graciousness of Being
R.J. Snell, August 20, 2010
Civility is at the foundation of democratic society, but our educational institutions have lost their manners and the grace of gentility.

The Stealth Abortion Pill
Michael Fragoso, August 17, 2010
The so-called “week-after pill” is an abortion drug hidden under the guise of contraception.

A Marriage Tail
Stephen J. Heaney, August 13, 2010
Re-examining the essential characteristics of marriage.

Giving Judges the Boot
Carson Holloway, August 10, 2010
Attempts to promote judicial restraint have failed to rein in a judiciary run amok. Is it time to consider more drastic measures?

Same-Sex Marriage and the Assault on Moral Reasoning
Matthew J. Franck, August 06, 2010
Even same-sex marriage advocates should recognize the bad logic in the ruling overturning Proposition 8.

The Abiding Significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Christopher O. Tollefsen, August 03, 2010
Americans must still wrestle with what it means to take the lives of innocent civilians intentionally.

The New Path to Pro-Life Health Care Reform
The Editors, July 30, 2010
In order to protect the unborn, we need to recognize mistakes made in the past and work to remedy them in the present.

A Concluding Argument about Abortion in Health Care
Helen Alvaré, July 30, 2010
Arguments have been aired. The facts are in. It’s time for all pro-lifers to acknowledge the shortcomings of the new health care bill.

Small Steps Toward Justice
Michael J. New, July 27, 2010
A Review of Clark Forsythe’s Politics for the Greatest Good

Conservative Folly on the High Court
Gregory J. Sullivan, July 23, 2010
In a series of recent cases, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices have abandoned judicial restraint.

The Gold Standard: A Principled Case
Samuel Gregg, July 20, 2010
In charting our future monetary policies, we should remember the trade-offs of competing alternatives.

A Health Care Challenge to Commonweal and Timothy Jost
Helen Alvaré, July 16, 2010
Recent events suggest that Commonweal and Timothy Jost need to reassess their arguments about health care and abortion

Marriage and the Reign of Judges
Matthew J. Franck, July 13, 2010
The latest decision from our judicial overlords on same-sex marriage spells trouble for republican constitutionalism and the institution of marriage.

Diversity and Discrimination in the Case of the Christian Legal Society
Robert K. Vischer, July 09, 2010
Our struggle to identify the sort of diversity that is conducive to a vibrant, participatory, and just society is primarily a political inquiry, not a constitutional one.

Elena Kagan’s Living Constitution
Carson Holloway, July 02, 2010
Kagan’s advocacy for a living constitution should kill her Supreme Court chances.

How the New Health Care Law Endangers Conscience
Helen Alvaré, June 29, 2010
The new health care law has endangered longstanding protections on conscience. We must act to address them or risk creating a dangerous precedent.

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