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- Opinion · Jul 9, 2020Little Sisters of Poor Win Big at Supreme Court, but Fight Isn’t Over
sick and elderly — have spent nearly a decade locked in a battle for religious liberty. The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down a victory for the Little Sisters by holding … Drug Administration-approved contraceptives. They ultimately included four that the FDA label says could cause an early abortion and which were opposed by some groups on religious or moral grounds
- Opinion · Jul 9, 2020Confederate Monuments: The Problem With Politically Correct History
nation. ... I’ve learned what pain is, and I’m sorry if I’ve caused anybody else pain. Segregation was wrong — and I am sorry.” The voters in Alabama returned … Reconstruction White League (a paramilitary arm of the Democratic Party) at the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. He was shot and held captive for several days. He accepted political
- Alexander's Column · Jul 8, 2020The Left’s Deadly Blame-Shifting Charade: ‘Racist Cops’
crime last month, the bloodiest June in 24 years, was the result of tension caused by COVID-19 social-distancing policies. Sidebar: For the record, New York, our nation … Barack Obama . In fact, he is a far more dangerous threat to Liberty because he is viewed as a docile non compos mentis dupe. However, unlike Obama, Biden will
- Opinion · Jul 7, 2020The Unhinged Left
Judeo-Christian principles, and we understand that these values have dramatically advanced the cause of peace and justice throughout the world... > We believe in equal opportunity, equal justice, and equal … only question will be how much in reparations, financially and in terms of our liberty, the rest of us will be required to pay. Speaking of Divisive... If you want
- Opinion · Jul 6, 2020Will Lightning Strike Twice?
gets a free pass from the media. His constant gaffes and inarticulate sentences have caused aides to tightly control his availability to the press and public for fear he will … have no idea what socialism looks like, or its financial costs and threats to liberty. Sometimes it’s enough to “feel your pain,” as President Bill Clinton once said. Whether
- Opinion · Jul 3, 2020Seventeen Days in June — The Declaration
better even than members of Britain’s governing class. It was that understanding that caused a cautious and contemplative man, one given to introspection rather than insurrection, to become … goods. There were the truths plainly stated that God, not governments, gave life and liberty and the right to pursue happiness and that anyone who believed differently didn’t deserve
- Opinion · Jul 3, 2020Nation’s Values Under Attack — We Must Do This to Stop the Left’s Socialist Agenda
black family and the rise of single-parent households is one of the root causes of poverty, crime, drug abuse and poor educational achievement in many black communities. Why would … even more disastrous. Instead, we must implement policies to ensure America’s promise of liberty and opportunity is a promise for all Americans. Conservatives have always had the policies that
- Opinion · Jul 3, 2020‘But Gorsuch’ Is Still Trump’s Best Argument
better trade policy. For us, school choice and the meaningful protection of religious liberty are non-negotiable. Would you know this from listening to the press? Voters who took … would still be forcing workers to pay dues to organizations that participate in political causes they do not support. Without Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — who, say what you will
- Article · Jul 3, 2020Independence Day 2020
basely entail hereditary bondage on them.” --Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking up Arms (1775) “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that … endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
- Article · Jul 2, 2020China Subjugates Hong Kong
Central People’s Government or the Government of the Region, which is likely to cause serious consequences.’ The maximum punishment is life in prison.” Tellingly, and in Nancy Pelosi … nation really is. Let Hong Kong serve as a sober warning not to take Liberty for granted, and let us commit ourselves to stand up and to fight against those
- Opinion · Jul 2, 2020Proud to Be an American
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving … more perfect union is important. While our imperfect system of government might cause some not to feel proud of our country, I take pride in the fact that our structure
- Historic Document · Jun 30, 2020Freedmen’s Memorial
Fellow-citizens: I warmly congratulate you upon the highly interesting object which has caused you to assemble in such numbers and spirit as you have today. This occasion … future, with the long and dark history of our bondage behind us, and with liberty, progress, and enlightenment before us, I again congratulate you upon this auspicious day and hour
- Article · Jun 29, 2020Coming for Christ
protect those God-given rights so that we could live in our personal, individual liberty.” Because that immutable reality represents an existential threat to the progressive agenda, the onslaught … take a side, even those naive enough to believe being “down with the cause” offers them exemption. There is no exemption, and in November, the electorate will be presented with
- Article · Jun 23, 2020Jerry, Barr the Door
1980s, suggested as much . And the Southern District of New York has indeed caused some legal headaches for Trump, including in the matter of his alleged hush-money payments … with the matter said. Mr. Berman refused to sign the letter Thursday.” Protecting religious liberty , particularly during the pandemic , has been one of Barr’s focal points. If Berman
- Opinion · Jun 22, 2020Justice Gorsuch’s Misguided Sex Discrimination Opinion Fails Logic Test
subjected. The simplistic test that Gorsuch puts forth looks for the “but-for” cause and “negative” treatment, but it doesn’t link the two: It doesn’t look for disadvantages … Congress is unwilling to directly correct the court, Congress could provide robust religious liberty protections to ensure that this mistaken theory of sex discrimination does not harm the free exercise
- Opinion · Jun 20, 2020Attacking America
would be clear that those individuals are against your First Amendment freedom of religious liberty, against your Second Amendment right to own firearms, and in favor of continuing the carnage … holding another rally. They did this before with fake studies claiming that his rallies caused hate crimes. This time, progressives went to court trying to shut down today’s rally
- Article · Jun 18, 2020Thursday News Executive Summary
Daily Wire ) Major fumble: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy foolishly apologizes for “pain, discomfort” caused by sporting a T-shirt emblazoned with One America News ( ESPN ) Philadelphia mayor declares Juneteenth … life ( The New York Times ) Other Notables Notre Dame Law School establishes Religious Liberty Clinic ( Notre Dame News ) Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness
- Alexander's Column · Jun 17, 2020The Cultural Consequences of Fatherless Homes
numbers of people across the nation who have something in common beyond their congregational cause du jour: They did not have the stability of the healthy and functional family that … epidemic. And the consequence of this epidemic on children, and the future of Liberty, is dire. Image For all but the recent “enlightened generation,” the vital role of fathers
- Opinion · Jun 17, 2020Splinters in the Bench
putting the ruling in context. Will it mean a ferocious fight on religious liberty from here on out? Almost certainly — but to be fair, any result would have done … LGBT activists weren’t going to surrender to the justices’ opinion and abandon their cause no matter what the court decided. Nor should we. A positive ruling might have kept
- Alexander's Column · Jun 16, 2020SCOTUS Ignores the Second Amendment ... Again
have stated that this ‘fundamental righ[t]’ is ‘necessary to our system of ordered liberty.’ Yet, in several jurisdictions throughout the country, law-abiding citizens have been barred from exercising … country prohibit citizens from carrying arms in public unless they can establish ‘good cause’ or a ‘justifiable need’ for doing so. The majority of States, while regulating the carrying