For shallow souls who never experience the virtue that grows out of inner turbulence, Dylan’s confession may be inscrutable.
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The win for Little Sisters of the Poor isn't the nightmare the media describes. But in another way, it does point to a dysfunctional constitutional order.
It shows moral arrogance to pass a breathtakingly severe judgment on your forebears and fail to imagine that your descendants won't do the same to you.
Wednesday’s ruling was a significant and welcome re-affirmation of a principle that, we should hope, is firmly entrenched in American constitutional law.
The Court has moved the legislative power beyond the realm of mindful decision-making altogether.
The ancients show us that when mutual agreement on the meaning of concepts like liberty starts to break down, there will likely be conflict.
When Roberts has an ideological or jurisprudential position to impress into law, he is likely to wait for the time at which it is politically palatable.
In Espinoza, the Court elevates a principle that finds no mention in the text of the Constitution.
“Religion as psychology” may have something to offer the secular man, which could improve religion’s relationship with secular society.
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The most perceptive presidents have recognized that America’s foreign policy leadership relies on perfecting its own domestic society.
How ought we to remember those who achieved greatness?
Revolutionary community takes on properties of war, politics, and religion with the goal of total transformation of society.
The Emancipation Memorial's depiction of Archer Alexander is powerful not just for his physicality but because he has the force of right behind him.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is not the only politician in the United States of America who appears to be operating in a trance.
Where ought the life of the mind lead us?