religion
Remembering D-Day and FDR’s Prayer
It was a few minutes before 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his radio broadcast to an anxious nation. Earlier that day, he had held a press conference for 180…
Catholic Charities Defeats Wisconsin’s Bid To Strip It Its Religious Purpose
Catholic Charities performs religious works, according to a unanimous Supreme Court decision in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission. Was that really so hard? Apparently not. Per…
Is the Supreme Court really that divided? The facts say no.
Of all the ink spilled and soundbites recorded railing into the current iteration of the Supreme Court, nothing quite epitomizes the spirit of the prevailing critique than a July cover of The New Yorker. Posed for a portrait,…
Female nude spa in Washington can’t bar transgender clients, federal court rules
A female nude spa in Washington state cannot bar preoperative transgender women, a federal court ruled last week, rejecting the claim that forcing the business to serve customers with male genitalia violated its First…
Texas will soon require Ten Commandments posters in classrooms
Texas has become the latest state to pass a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The bill, which is already being legally challenged and is unlikely to pass constitutional muster, is…
Supreme Court Gradually Allowing Religion Back into the Public Square
For all modern man’s conceits to surpassing his forefathers in knowledge, he remains fascinated by walls and convinced of their necessity. It was with such conviction that the Supreme Court began in the middle of the 20th…
A split SCOTUS says Oklahoma can’t have a religious charter school
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma cannot allow the creation of a religious charter school. The deadlocked 4–4 ruling kept a lower court's previous decision in place without explaining the justices'…
How to use stoicism to build a meaningful life
0:00—Introduction1:48—Rosenkranz's new book: The Stoic Capitalist5:00—Threats to the American experiment8:23—Rosenkranz's upbringing and secular Jewish identity14:22—Finding inspiration from Joseph Kennedy Sr.,…
Israel and the US Have This Important Reverence in Common
The relationship between the United States and Israel is usually seen as “special” because of technical matters. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel and the U.S. share vitally important intelligence and…
Senator to Offer Bill Protecting Conscience Rights in Health Care
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., was set to introduce legislation on Wednesday to safeguard religious freedom and conscience protections. The Conscience Protection Act of 2025 would bar any federal, state, or local government…
