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Next month I turn 75. The ubiquitous "they" tell me I'm on a COVID-19 "endangered species" list. Fifty years from October, with my 25th birthday behind me, I boarded a plane in Miami and headed for the other side of the world.
Calls to raise inheritance taxes stem from two common failings, one moral, one intellectual.
The Institute for Faith & Freedom pays tribute to one of the major Christian spiritual leaders and writers of the last 75 years — J. I. Packer, who died July 17.
The COVID-19 coronavirus is a novel virus, and everybody who claims they have it figured out is living under an illusion. Our knowledge is growing, but it is still very fragmented. Our local politicians have been cautious because of the vast unknown; we have never been here before.
I've always detested the Confederacy and how it ripped apart this nation in the attempted preservation of an evil institution. I'm a native Pennsylvanian, a Union guy, a truly Lincoln Republican, great-great-grandson of the local Flinn family that fought Stonewall Jackson. I teach students that slavery was an abomination that violated all precepts of basic dignity and humans created in the image of God. And yet, as a historian, I want these things to be learned.
For over six years this charitable order has had to defend itself against the federal government under the Obama administration and, more recently, against dogged state administrations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Now, the court has awarded the nuns a victory.
Sometimes, the facts of a case have an emotional appeal in addition to a strong constitutional basis. Espinoza v. Montana certainly qualifies.
"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." President John F. Kennedy's 1961 quote requires no citation for those in my age bracket.
As I approached the county courthouse for jury duty, my unfocused mind was in many different places, including being sincerely burdened by the state of our nation. I had filled out the eligibility questionnaire, made arrangements with my employer, and was committed to fulfilling my civic duty. I was self-absorbed with the logistics of life responsibilities that made the day possible.
Here is an economic riddle that has been puzzling many people: Why has economic growth in the United States remained below three percent for so long?
The issue of employment protection for gays is the central litigated issue in these cases. However, in order to reach its decision, the majority did considerable harm to one of the most important doctrines of American constitutionalism — the separation of powers.
Last week Churchill's statue in London's Parliamentary Square was defaced by a protestor who spray-painted "was a racist" across its base.
On May 28, President Donald Trump issued an executive order charging federal agencies to "consider taking action … to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts" by social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.
To make good decisions we must consider the consequences of wrongly classifying a person either as having COVID-19 when he does not have it or of classifying a person as not having COVID-19 when he does in fact have it. In the latter case, we would be denying treatment to a person who needs it and allowing for the further spread of the disease.
In July 1969, three American astronauts landed on the moon. It wasn't just a great technical triumph. It was a much-needed respite amid social and political chaos.
We have a deep-rooted problem in our country. Far too many police encounters with citizens end in the death of suspects, and far too few police are held accountable. At the same time, protests have yet again rapidly turned into violent mobs that have destroyed, looted, and physically threatened fellow citizens.
The apostle Peter instructs Christians: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Peter 3:15).
This is the third time that the Institute for Faith and Freedom has carried an opinion piece on the Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) and their Supreme Court fight.
