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.

December 21, 2010
Sexuality & Family

December 21, 2010
Hadley Arkes, Natural Law

Moral Principles and Human Happiness

By Matthew O'Brien

Moral principles should be derived from experience about what makes people happy, not from logic.

December 20, 2010
Sexuality & Family

December 20, 2010
Hadley Arkes, Natural Law

Kant the Bogey Man

By Hadley Arkes

Kant was right: we need principles to guide our judgments.

December 17, 2010
Sexuality & Family

December 17, 2010
Marriage

The Argument Against Gay Marriage: And Why it Doesn’t Fail

By Robert P. George, Sherif Girgis and Ryan T. Anderson

A response to NYU Law Professor Kenji Yoshino.

December 15, 2010
Education & Culture

December 15, 2010
Culture

Polyamory in the 21st Century

By Andrew Haines

A book on the polyamorous community by a “participant observer” provides a window into a weird, confused, and growing world.

December 8, 2010
Politics & Law, The Human Person

December 8, 2010
Abortion, Constitutional Law

William Brennan and the Creation of a Right to Abortion

By Gregory J. Sullivan

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

December 6, 2010
The Human Person

December 6, 2010
Bioethics

The Moral Frontiers of Stem Cell Research

By Matthew Hoberg

Though recent progress in induced pluripotent stem-cell research may reduce reliance on embryonic stem cells, it is no moral panacea.

December 3, 2010
Sexuality & Family

December 3, 2010
Hadley Arkes, Natural Law

The Ambitions of Natural Law Ethics: A Reply to Arkes

By Matthew O'Brien

What's unnatural about the Kantian take on natural law.

December 2, 2010
Sexuality & Family

December 2, 2010
Hadley Arkes, Natural Law

The Particular Appeal of Universal Principles

By Hadley Arkes

Responding to a review of his most recent book, Hadley Arkes asks some questions about the nature of natural law.

December 1, 2010
Politics & Law

December 1, 2010
Immigration

Illegal Immigration and the Rule of Law

By Carson Holloway

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.

November 29, 2010
Education & Culture

November 29, 2010
Culture

Just the Facts, Ma’am

By Stephen J. Heaney

When a woman claims to be a man, should the university and the press play along?

November 22, 2010
Education & Culture

November 22, 2010
Culture

The Shock of Recognition

By R.J. Snell

Newly defined and vigorously enforced rights have proliferated even as they are uprooted from any philosophic grounding.

November 19, 2010
Business & Economics, The Human Person

November 19, 2010
Abortion, Healthcare

Pro-Lifers and “Repeal and Replace”

By James C. Capretta

We need a healthcare law that is not only pro-life but that also addresses our healthcare system’s persistent problems and looming challenges.

November 17, 2010
The Human Person

November 17, 2010
Islam

No Such Thing as a “Muslim World”

By Jennifer S. Bryson

In Jakarta President Obama spoke astutely about Muslims, but he engaged in dangerous obfuscation regarding al-Qaeda.

November 12, 2010
Politics & Law, The Human Person

November 12, 2010
Abortion, Constitutional Law

Abortion Law is Family Law

By Helen Alvaré

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

November 10, 2010
Education & Culture, Sexuality & Family

November 10, 2010
Education, Marriage

Campus Political Correctness and the Costs of Free Speech

By Todd Hartch

It is difficult to speak up and defend certain unpopular truths on today’s college campuses. But it is also urgently needed and greatly rewarding.

November 9, 2010
The Human Person

November 9, 2010
Islam

Arranged: Happily Wholesome in a Brooklyn World

By Jennifer S. Bryson

A recent film follows two women whose shared values offer an unexpected opportunity for friendship.

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