Same-Sex Marriage and the Assault on Institutional Integrity
The King & Spalding skedaddle is a blow to the institutional integrity of our legal system. Intimidation is now the default tactic of same-sex marriage advocates.
Against Divorce: David Hume Defends Traditional Marriage
Learning from a religious skeptic’s rejection of polygamy and easy divorce.
Suffer the Little Children: Cohabitation and the Abuse of America’s Children
Cohabitation does not serve the “best interest” of children, regardless of what the courts say.
Building Virtue
Virtue can only be lived out in communities. But which communities are best suited to promoting virtue?
Sexual Revolution: Defend It, If You Can
Let the sexual revolution be justified on the grounds of the common good.
Democratic Bioethics and Eugenics
Prominent bioethicists Arthur Caplan and Robert P. George on the role of bioethics in a democracy and the dangers of eugenics.
Stem Cells: The Scientists Knew They Were Lying?
Prominent bioethicists Arthur Caplan and Robert P. George on the danger of discounting ethics and overselling science.
Politics and the Devil
A healthy democracy depends on people of conviction working hard to advance their ideas in the public square—respectfully and peacefully, but vigorously and without apologies. We cannot simultaneously serve the poor and accept the legal killing of unborn children.
Terry Jones’ Lethal Recklessness
A person bears moral responsibility for the foreseeable side effects of his reckless actions.
Medieval Wisdom for Modern Universities
Augustine, Aquinas, and Alexandria offer forgotten ideals regarding what learning is and the scale at which it flourishes.
Hadith and Apostasy
The part of the Muslim tradition usually cited in support of killing apostates has been gravely misunderstood.
Equal Basic Rights for All, Born and Unborn
Not only those with a “future-like-ours,” but all human beings possess equal basic rights.