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The third pillar of a decent society is a just system of politics and law. Such a government does not bind all persons, families, institutions of civil society, and actors in the marketplace to itself as subservient features of an all-pervading authority. Instead, it honors and protects the inherent equal dignity of all persons, safeguards the family as the primary school of virtue, and seeks justice through the rule of law.

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The Quranic Case Against Killing Apostates

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A leading Muslim scholar questions whether foundational texts of Islam really do prescribe death for leaving Islam.
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I Protested for Freedom

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A participant in the protests in Tahrir Square looks at the future of freedom in Egypt.
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Scorpions: A Review of FDR’s Supreme Court Justices

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A new book by Noah Feldman explains how Roosevelt’s jurists came to power, and how their constitutional philosophies and disagreements shaped the court.
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Health, Safety, and Morals

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Whether the case involves pornography or genocide, there are times when authorities must intervene to protect human interests.
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Christmas and Western Civilization

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Though Christmas is a religious holiday, secularists should appreciate its great contribution to Western Civilization: the lesson that all men are equal in their fundamental human dignity.
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William Brennan and the Creation of a Right to Abortion

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One man’s biography becomes the story of jurisprudence when constitutional interpretation is governed by personality and politics.
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Illegal Immigration and the Rule of Law

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Laws regulating immigration are analogous to those requiring the payment of taxes or the licensing of physicians. Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants is not in itself unjust, but it may be imprudent.
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Constitutional Illusions

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A new book by Hadley Arkes draws attention to the contradictions and ambiguities of the republic’s jurisprudence.
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Abortion Law is Family Law

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Abortion law is usually seen as a matter of constitutional law. Is it time for that to change?
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Is Originalism Dead?

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In his latest book, law professor David A. Strauss attacks the idea of originalism and champions the “living Constitution.” Matt Franck explains why he’s wrong.
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Where in the Constitution is “Separation of Church and State”?

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Misleading talk of "separation of church and state" obscures the true meaning of the First Amendment.
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Swastikas, Burning Crosses, and “God Hates Fags”

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It’s time for conservatives and liberals alike to remember that certain words by their very utterance inflict injury.
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Elitism and Judicial Supremacy

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Faced with an increasingly democratic political system, American elites have turned to the courts as an alternate means of enacting their political and constitutional agenda.
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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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Religion, Journalism, and the New American Orthodoxy

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In an address delivered today before the Religion Newswriters Association, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver commended America's journalists of religion and challenged them to approach their important work with integrity, fairness, and humility.
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The Mosque’s Lesson on Loyalty

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It is natural and good to have loyalty and love for one’s own.
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American Empire for Liberty

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We shouldn’t worry about America becoming an empire—a new book explains that it has been one for a long, long time.
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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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The Abiding Significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Americans must still wrestle with what it means to take the lives of innocent civilians intentionally.
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Conservative Folly on the High Court

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In a series of recent cases, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices have abandoned judicial restraint.
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Marriage and the Reign of Judges

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The latest decision from our judicial overlords on same-sex marriage spells trouble for republican constitutionalism and the institution of marriage.
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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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Elena Kagan’s Living Constitution

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Kagan’s advocacy for a living constitution should kill her Supreme Court chances.

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