Joseph Knippenberg at First Thoughts finds a telling quotation from Leondra Kruger, Assistant to the Solicitor General, arguing at the Supreme Court in the Hosanna-Tabor case: The government’s interest extends in this case beyond the fact that this is a retaliation to the fact that
Romney 49.0% Gingrich 21.7% Paul 18.8% Santorum 10.6% via Mitt Romney wins overwhelming victory in Nevada caucuses – The Washington Post. Next up on Tuesday: caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, with a non-binding primary in Missouri. It looks like Romney’s way is pretty clear to
Using the law to deny that a historical event occurred. Another example of the government and the law and unbelievers not understanding theology enough even to oppose it: In France, an elderly man is fighting to make a formal break with the Catholic Church. He’s
George Will notes progressivism’s impatience–“We can’t wait!” in the words of President Obama’s campaign–which manifests itself in an impatience with constitutional checks and balances and a willingness to get around them. His column, which I also posted about yesterday, includes some interesting quotations from journalists
More perspective on the economy from James Q. Wilson: Poverty in America is certainly a serious problem, but the plight of the poor has been moderated by advances in the economy. Between 1970 and 2010, the net worth of American households more than doubled, as
Michael Gerson on the Obama administration’s mandate that Roman Catholic institutions, as well as those of other churches and pro-life organizations, must provide employees health insurance that will give them free birth control, sterilization, and abortifacients: The religious exemption granted by Obamacare is narrower than
It isn’t just that Newt Gingrich wants us to go back to the moon or that he wants to set up a colony there. He is thinking that when the population of the lunar colony reaches 13,000 the moon could apply for statehood. Yes the
Oklahoma has a history of passing laws against things that don’t exist–such as Shari’a law being used in Oklahoma courts–a habit that can get ridiculous. In this case, I think the key provision is the one dealing with “research & development.” An Oklahoma bill that would ban
An article on the Christian Post website and picked up by RealClearReligion is an in-your-face attack on the Lutheran theology of the Lord’s Supper. The thing is, the author, Dan Delzell, is the pastor of Wellspring Lutheran Church in Papillion, Nebraska. The church website says
The tally: Mitt Romney 615,216 47.3% Newt Gingrich 408,952 31.4% Rick Santorum 170,860 13.1% Ron Paul 89,105 6.8% Other 17,683 1.4% via Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis. The next contest is the Nevada caucuses on Saturday. Last time Romney cleaned
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