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Paving a Playground, and Weeding the Unruly Garden of Religious Liberty

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This week’s 7-2 decision in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church goes a long way toward restoring order to the Supreme Court’s religious liberty jurisprudence.

Decrypting Jefferson

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Understanding the author of America’s Declaration of Independence is easier said than done. He may have hated big government, but big government was born of the rationalism that he loved.

Ted Cruz Is Right: The “International Community” Did Not Create the United States

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In a heated Twitter exchange with Senator Ted Cruz, Harvard professor Joyce Chaplin recently claimed that recognition by the “international community” created the United States in 1783. From an international lawyer’s standpoint, this is nonsense.

A Life Well Spent: Learning from John Noonan

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With the recent passing of Judge John T. Noonan, Jr., Americans would do well to honor and remember his example of respectful engagement over fundamental moral issues.

The Genius of the Mexico City Policy and the Pro-Life Legacy of President Trump

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President Trump has an opportunity to forge a remarkable legacy as a pro-life president. To do that, he must continue to update, reinforce, and apply the principles underlying the Mexico City Policy in a way that is consistent with Ronald Reagan’s original vision.

(Re)Building the Kingdom: Secularism, Christianity, and Cultural Renewal

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A culture that substitutes lawn signs and slogans for moral substance can only be renewed by the rigor of Christian thought and the actions that flow from it.

Building Jerusalem: Christianity and the New Urbanism

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The New Urbanist movement attempts to address the problem of urban sprawl by promoting mixed-use, mixed population, walkable urban and town centers that draw people together. But how are these ideas related to Christian life?

Not Benedictine Enough: Rod Dreher’s Diagnosis and Prescription for American Christianity

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If the Benedict Option is just Christianity, it is neither inherently Benedictine nor is it optional. If it is a feeling and an intuition, it needs to be guided by careful thought.

Out of the Ashes: Anthony Esolen’s Clarion Call to Restore Culture, Faith, and Sanity

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Anthony Esolen’s new book offers a bracing diagnosis and prescription for contemporary American culture.

Michael Novak: Catholic, American Patriot, and Lover of Liberty

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The life and work of Michael Novak was a witness to Christian faith and the promise of America.

Toward an Urban Conservativism: Learning the Right Lessons from 2016

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Facing an increasingly divided nation, the conservative movement must offer policies addressing the reality of life in urban centers.

Higher Education in Hell

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A politicized education is illiberal by its own inner compulsions. It has almost the hideousness and chaos of hell itself, so inextricably coupled it is with the mire and passions of the passing day.

Feminists Should Fight the Department of Education’s Redefinition of Sex Discrimination

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Title IX exists to address discrimination faced by women and girls. Now it’s being used to privilege the interests of one male over many females.

The Liberalism of the Founding Fathers Is Not to Blame for Our Current Problems

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If today we see ill effects of individualism, it does not mean that we should blame them on the founders. Our problem is a cultural one, not some deep, all-encompassing flaw in our political system.

Life Worthy of Life: Down Syndrome, Equality, and My Son Silas

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Those of us blessed by the love of someone with an extra twenty-first chromosome look forward to October. October invites me, along with all other parents of children with Down Syndrome, to proclaim loudly that our children live lives worthy of life.

2016 and the Future of the Supreme Court

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What would happen if a justice with the judicial philosophy and record of Justice Ginsburg were to replace Justice Scalia on the Court?

If Tim Kaine Wins, the Catholic Church Loses

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Many high-profile Catholics like Tim Kaine publicly dissent from Catholic teaching and promote offenses against human dignity. When their actions go unrebuked by Church leaders, it harms both the Church as a whole and the faith of individual Catholics.

Joseph Boyle, Public Discourse, and the Kingdom of God

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Joseph Boyle was a colleague, mentor, and friend to many associated with Public Discourse and in the broader academic community. He will be sorely missed.

The Trouble with Solidarity

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Calls to unify the fractured Republican Party and reach out to disillusioned Trump voters will never succeed without a comprehensive vision for the future.

Banning Muslim Travel to the US? A Thomistic Perspective on Donald Trump’s Proposal

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Is there a moral obligation for the US not to enact Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim travel into the US?

Abortion as a Positive Good: How the Abortion Movement Echoes Radical Slavery Rhetoric

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Like John C. Calhoun, who famously embraced slavery as a “positive good,” the abortion movement of 2016 has shifted from seeing abortion as a “necessary evil” to celebrating it as good for women and society.

Stump Speech for a New Candidate

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Who is willing—and able—to step up and be this candidate?

Europe’s Free Speech Problem: A Cautionary Tale

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After it was accepted that criminalizing speech was a desirable way to produce better citizens, finding a stopping point has proven almost impossible. Although the US has the legal protections for freedom of speech that Europe lacks, a culture of censorship is emerging here as well.

Defeated by Default: The Abiding Influence of John Rawls, Part One

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John Rawls’s philosophy of jurisprudence permeates America’s top universities and law schools. The acceptance of his principles foreordained the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage and will do the same in future cases involving euthanasia, transgender rights, and polygamy. Part one of two.
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