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Marriage: Merely a Social Construct?

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A response to Northwestern Law Professor Andrew Koppelman.
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The Shock of Recognition

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Newly defined and vigorously enforced rights have proliferated even as they are uprooted from any philosophic grounding.
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Times of Clear and Present Danger

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A new book by Gabriel Schoenfeld examines the dangers and difficulties inherent in keeping state secrets.
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Friendship in Foreign Policy

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Both realists and idealists should cast off cold neutrality and take up friendship’s warm embrace.
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Distracted by the Mosque

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The controversy over the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” cannot be understood apart from the history of other communities and their struggles to overcome religious intolerance. And no one should exploit such fears for quick partisan gain.
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Giving Judges the Boot

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Attempts to promote judicial restraint have failed to rein in a judiciary run amok. Is it time to consider more drastic measures?
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Diversity and Discrimination in the Case of the Christian Legal Society

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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.
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Citizens United and the Problem of Modern Judicial Activism

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A political scientist explains why the concept of “strict scrutiny” is alien to the Constitution and why it poses a threat to a constitutionally defensible judicial review.
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In Defense of the Filibuster

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Why we shouldn't listen to calls to get rid of the filibuster.
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A Dicey Proposal

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Principled reasons and practical considerations suggest that proposals to legalize casino gambling misunderstand what is good for cities and states, and ultimately for people as well.
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American Mistra: Putting the Culture Back in the Culture Wars

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The urgency of protecting the sanctity of life, the dignity of the human person, and the institution of marriage goes hand-in-hand with cultivation of the arts
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Guiding Principles for the Health Care Debate

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Pragmatic concerns (and angry accusations) have dominated the health care debate to date. But what are the principles that should guide efforts for reform?
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Constitutional Disorder in the Era of Judicial Supremacy: What Can be Done Now

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If we want to lower the stakes of winner-take-all Supreme Court battles, we must search for justices who reject the notions of judicial activism and judicial supremacy. The second in a two-part series.
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Constitutional Disorder in the Era of Judicial Supremacy: The Founders’ Understanding of the Court

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Judicial supremacy is inimical to the separation of powers, to republicanism, and even to constitutionalism and the rule of law. The upcoming confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor should force citizens to reconsider the place of the Court in our political life. The first in a two-part series.
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Privatizing Marriage is not the Answer to the Same-Sex Marriage Debate

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Far from settling the marriage debate, ‘getting the state out of marriage’ will reduce liberty, leave cultural questions simmering, and harm our nation’s children.
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Little Murders

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In an address delivered on October 17, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput stated that ''Prof. Douglas Kmiec has a strong record of service to the Church and the nation in his past. But I think his activism for Senator Barack Obama, and the work of Democratic-friendly groups like Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, have done a disservice to the Church, confused the natural priorities of Catholic social teaching, undermined the progress pro-lifers have made, and provided an excuse for some Catholics to abandon the abortion issue instead of fighting within their parties and at the ballot box to protect the unborn.''