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How to Start Another Unconstitutional War 

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Why should we be faithful constitutionalists on matters of war powers in the first place (as opposed to being hard-headed “pragmatists”)? Why should we care about the Constitution, about this violation of it, by this president, at this time?   
The Bookshelf

The Bookshelf: Don’t Immanentize the Eschaton! 

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Voegelin was capable of striking turns of phrase and bold arguments. It is easy to see what was attractive about his work for a Christian conservative.
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Israel’s Future-Oriented Natalism: A Q&A with Daniel Kane 

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There’s this very deep part of the Jewish religious tradition that understands children to be a blessing. I think Jews have deeply internalized that. 
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We Can’t Fix the Deficit by Taking Medicine from the Poorest of the Poor 

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Over the past few decades, we have seen incredible progress in the fight against HIV, hunger, and other infectious diseases. We could choose to either accelerate that progress and demonstrate American greatness, or to shrink back from the moral responsibilities that love places on us. 
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Only the Humanities Can Save the University from AI  

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As AI disrupts the dominant credentialing model in higher education, only a return to the university’s formative mission—rooted in the pursuit of truth—can secure its future.  
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(Toward) Three Cheers for the Supreme Court  

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Here’s to the good ruling protecting children from pornography. 
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Centered in Christ: Reflections on Pope Leo’s First 100 Days 

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All we have seen and heard indicates that the crucified and risen Christ who sends the Spirit is the very heart of Leo’s spirituality and theology.
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Britain’s Sentimental Suicide 

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The English have lost their ancient grit, and with it, their decency. 
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All Litigation is Death Penalty Litigation 

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If the Court wants to stand apart from the toxic politics of the moment, it needs to focus on where the law leads, not where the DHS flight is headed.  
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Political Ignorance and the New Tragedy of the Commons 

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When it comes to politics, everyone seems fully convinced that they have genuine knowledge. Many even maintain a dogmatic confidence about their political views. What explains this? 
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New Vindication for the Regnerus Same-Sex Parenting Study 

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Suppressing disfavored ideas from consideration has serious consequences for the possibility of scientifically informed public discourse in our day.
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Demanding Murder; Needing Heroes

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I do not know what it is like to be bedridden for years. I hope I never will. I also wish I never knew what it meant to live through the disappointments, fears, abandonments, or heartbreaks I’ve already endured. But I am glad nobody suggested to me that those pains were too much to bear.
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On the Pleasure of Hate 

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Much ink has been spilled on charting the roots and causes of hate and its diverse manifestations. Yet in all these intellectual analyses and sociological investigations, one cause has largely escaped notice: the simple pleasure of hate.  
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The Egg Freezing Industry’s False Promises 

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The problem of egg freezing cannot be solved by safer methods or better policies. Beyond the physical and financial costs, there is a more insidious myth at work—one that speaks to our deepest assumptions about time, control, and what gives life meaning.
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The Church, the Jews, and the Development of Doctrine 

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What is settled is that the Jewish people are beloved by God, that Catholics are spiritual Semites as they are grafted into Israel for their very existence, and that Catholics are committed to listening and learning from the Jewish people as they enjoy God’s covenantal fidelity and love. 
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Rethinking the Tariffs Regime  

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Economic freedom is inseparable from the ability to engage in economic transactions without government interference, even if that interference is predicated on a desire to eliminate external trade barriers. 

From the Archives: The Pursuit of Happiness Rightly Understood

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The right to the pursuit of happiness is coherent only in the full theological context of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Legacy of Obergefell, Ten Years Later 

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The single most durable legacy of Obergefell, it would seem, is the damage it has done to the culture of marriage and family in the United States. 
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New York’s Latest Assault on Human Dignity 

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Genuine compassion calls us to a richer vision of end-of-life care than merely eliminating suffering.
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Obeying God Rather Than Men 

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In the end, it’s not so much that the Church refuses to comply with such laws as that she cannot comply. It would be contrary to who she is.
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Conservative(s) Teaching and Classroom Neutrality 

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An approach that incorporates first-person defense of beliefs actually held by the professor of record can accomplish these goals, while also demonstrating that amity and comity are desirable and achievable between those who disagree vigorously. Such an approach should be on the table in considering the reform of higher education. 
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DEI Statements for Professors . . . and Plumbers 

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It is only thanks to the work behind the scenes of office assistants, dining hall workers, and plumbers that universities and other elite organizations can and do operate relatively smoothly on a day-to-day basis. It would be good to know more about what exactly they think about DEI, about diversity statements, and about the state of affairs at the institutions where they are the ones who perform what truly is invisible labor. 
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The Catholic Church and the Real History of Ukraine 

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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic faithful, both lay and religious, are hard at work helping their country to forge a future worthy of human dignity.
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Victims of the Revolution 

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Can we insist on the biological reality of sex while denying the biological reality of the unborn child? “This far and no further” has its limits. We should make tactical partnerships in the battles that can be won today. But we shouldn’t allow tactical alliances to cloud our vision of the truth.