The Success of Sanctions Refutes a Key Argument in Favor of the Nuclear Deal with Iran
Willingly or unwillingly, European corporations have complied.
May 30, 2019
No, Laws That Restrict Abortions Don’t Violate the First Amendment
A new line of pro-choice argumentation makes little sense.
In a recent article in Newsweek, a writer suggested that there may be people whose religion requires them to perform abortions, and therefore laws restricting the practice violate the Bill of Rights’ guarantee of the free exercise of religion. In a similar vein, the New York Times’s Linda Greenhouse contended that the First Amendment prohibition on the establishment of a federal religion preempts religiously inspired restrictions on abortion. Mitchell Rocklin and Howard Slugh dismantle this newly popular line of argumentation:
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The Sephardi Role in the Flowering of Zionism
Rabbi Judah Solomon Alkalai, the Herzl of Sarajevo.
By Throwing a Wrench in Coalition-Building, Avigdor Liberman Shows Disdain for the Will of the People
His stubbornness will likely lead to new elections.
No, Laws That Restrict Abortions Don’t Violate the First Amendment
A new line of pro-choice argumentation makes little sense.
Archaeologists Brew Biblical Beer with Ancient Yeast
“By the way, the beer isn’t bad.”