Speaking Truth to Evil
The Live Action case is very different from the Nazis-at-the-door problem, but lying is justified in neither situation.
When Speaking Falsely is Right
All lying is immoral, but not all false utterances are lies.
Now is the Time to End Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
The history of federal abortion funding highlights the urgent need to reverse the new health care law’s assault on unborn life, and to enact a permanent, government-wide prohibition on federal funding of abortion.
I Protested for Freedom
A participant in the protests in Tahrir Square looks at the future of freedom in Egypt.
Saving Poetry from Ideology
Not everything need be seen as ideological.
Why Lying is Always Wrong
Lying, even for laudable reasons, is wrong.
In Defense of Live Action
Is lying ever justified?
Truth, Love, and Live Action
The pro-life cause must be advanced by truth and by love, and it must be willing to engage in self-criticism when it fails to meet its own exacting standards.
On Form and Flarf
An appreciation for the naturalness of form can lead us back from the politicization of poetry.
The Grounds of Our Judgments
Wrapping up an exchange on judgment and morality.
Commercialized Sex and Human Bondage
The American sex trade—strip clubs, prostitution, and the booming pornography business—feeds on and fuels modern-day slavery.
Sex Gone Wrong
On the dualism of degrading desire.
Repeal is Job #1
Repealing health care is the next fight in the battle for life.
Risk, Uncertainty, and Rule of Law
An uncertain legal landscape puts future prosperity at risk.
Reckoning with Roe v. Wade
We are still reckoning with the legacy of Roe’s fraudulent jurisprudence.
Marching on the Right Side of History
Defenders of marriage should draw hope and courage from the pro-life movement’s success.
The Pride of Silence
Speaking out requires humility as well as courage.
Scorpions: A Review of FDR’s Supreme Court Justices
A new book by Noah Feldman explains how Roosevelt’s jurists came to power, and how their constitutional philosophies and disagreements shaped the court.
The Lazy Slander of the Pro-Life Cause
Do pro-lifers care about life after birth?
Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism
Announcing the preview of a new online resource from the Witherspoon Institute
Health, Safety, and Morals
Whether the case involves pornography or genocide, there are times when authorities must intervene to protect human interests.
Does Marriage, or Anything, Have Essential Properties?
A reply to Northwestern Law Professor Andrew Koppelman’s second critique of “What is Marriage?”
The Fatal Position
A new, supposedly objective book on the abortion debate relentlessly tips the scale against life.
The Useless University
The ancient tradition of pursuing knowledge for its own sake is slowly, quietly making a comeback.
