A lot turns on words. In Hebrew, today and millennia ago when the Bible was written, the word mostly used for slavery is ‘avdut. From that same root come words used to mean work, such as people do through their…
On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton — a suit brought against the Texas law mandating that pornography websites require age verification to prevent minors from accessing sexual content online. …
If you want to build housing on your property, can the government demand that you first give your land to someone else to live on? Or that you pay for someone else’s house (on someone else’s property) before you get…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in this term’s marquee case, United States v. Skrmetti. The case, out of Tennessee, nominally involves a state law banning minors’ use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for purposes of so-called…
In the Democrat’s nonstop quest to expand and make abortion as plentiful as dandelions in spring, the Supreme Court’s case FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine unanimously rejected a recent dispute by pro-life doctors against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
It was a “no-brainer” that the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) would rule that a president has absolute immunity from prosecution for “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” and also has “presumptive immunity” for all official acts in…
When we talk about “the Swamp” — the vast, immovable and unaccountable federal bureaucracy — the conversation always focuses on how it often thwarts presidential actions. But that’s only half the problem with the Swamp. The other half is in…
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s legal battle with Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows fits a pattern that played through 2023. It’s complicated — and so in the weeds that it feeds the impression that state and local officials…
War has the power to bring out the best in people. Incredible heroism, courage, self-sacrifice rise miraculously. In quieter times, great issues don’t seem to be at stake. We are used to getting by more easily and making easier choices….
