Politics

Removing Wartime Conscience Objections?

by Dr. Paul Kengor April 11, 2012

President Obama’s mandate compelling Catholic institutions to provide contraception and abortion drugs is receiving shockingly high support from liberals. That being the case, I ask liberals: Do you really want to go down this road of banning conscience exemptions?
Think…

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Obama Misunderstands

by Dr. John Sparks April 10, 2012

President Obama recently complained about the possibility of the Supreme Court striking down Obamacare. He used the term “unprecedented” and was critical of “judicial activism” engaged in by “unelected” judges. In so doing, he showed his monumental misunderstanding of American…

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Obama Wishes You a Very Religious Easter

by Keith Koffler April 9, 2012

President Obama, as I’ve been reporting, has of late been proclaiming his religiosity, sounding like he’s been perusing the Bible every chance he gets and has suddenly become steeped in its phrases.
Meanwhile, he’s actually started attending church, with cameras…

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Yes, Congresswoman Pelosi, We’re Serious: On the Constitutionality of Obamacare

by Dr. Paul Kengor April 5, 2012

America anxiously awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare. At the core of the decision is a simple question: Is the “individual mandate” in Obamacare constitutional? And thus, is Obamacare constitutional?
Several times during the debate and deliberation, my mind…

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Is Hedonism America’s New Religion?

by Jennifer Morse April 3, 2012

No, I’m not exaggerating. The American experiment in religious liberty is officially over. The First Amendment provided institutional structures that allow different religions to peacefully coexist. All groups agree to not try to capture governmental structures for the benefit of…

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Obama, the Russians, and Missile Defense: Historical Parallels

by Dr. Paul Kengor April 2, 2012

President Obama has caused quite a stir with a private comment made to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev. In discussing missile defense, Obama suggested he would be prepared to yield to Russian demands after the November election. “This is my last…

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If the Health Care Mandate is Unconstitutional, Then What?

by David J. Porter March 30, 2012

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Neither Porter nor his firm are involved in the ACA litigation.

This summer, the Supreme Court will decide whether Congress violated the Constitution when it enacted the…

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Slovenia Rejects Same-Sex Marriage

by J.C. von Krempach, J.D. March 29, 2012

Yesterday*, Slovenia held a post-legislative referendum on the new Family Code that was adopted in the Slovenian parliament in June 2011.
In a popular vote, 55% of voters rejected the new Family Code and 45% supported the law. Turnout was…

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Obamacare Mandate in Deep Trouble

by Keith Koffler March 28, 2012

The Obamacare health insurance mandate appears to be teetering on the edge of being struck down by the Supreme Court, as the only potential swing justices – Anthony Kennedy and Chief Justice John Roberts – expressed deep skepticism that the…

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Personally Opposed, But…

by Stephen J. Heaney March 20, 2012

If you were truly opposed to something, then you would try to defeat it, especially if your conscience tells you that this something is both a moral wrong in itself and disastrous in its consequences. Now, it might be that,…

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