The recent actions by Republican leadership in Texas and Florida aimed at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) deserve more than reflexive applause or predictable outrage. They require sober analysis. Whatever one thinks of CAIR’s activism, rhetoric, or policy positions, the mechanism being used against it should trouble anyone who takes constitutional limits seriously. These…
The Idol of Government: When We Trust the State More Than God
The government’s closed, the paychecks are paused, and somewhere between the Capitol and the cable news crawl, panic is setting in. Federal workers are anxious, politicians are grandstanding, and Americans everywhere are discovering just how much of their daily peace depends on whether Congress passes a spending bill. But this shutdown — messy as it…
A Win for Life and Liberty: Why the Supreme Court Got It Right on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court’s decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic has stirred up the usual media frenzy: cheers from pro-life advocates, outrage from abortion supporters, and plenty of political posturing in between. But beyond the headlines and the hot takes lies a far more important question: what does this ruling actually mean, and why…
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