What Palestinians Want
Pragmatic in the short term, radical in the long term.
July 10, 2020
The First Amendment Doesn’t Create a “Class of Special Rights”
Getting the Supreme Court’s Little Sisters of the Poor ruling wrong.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided on the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor, a group of Catholic nuns dedicated to caring for the indigent sick and elderly. The court ruled—seven to two—in favor of the nuns, who have for years sought exemptions from requirements to provide employees with medical coverage for abortions and contraception. Lamenting the decision, a Washington Post columnist ascribed it to “a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, one that is determined to create a class of special rights that in practice are enjoyed only by conservative Christians.” Alexandra DeSanctis takes issue with this evaluation:
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Remembering the Iraqi Intellectual Who Stood Up for the Jews
But didn’t dare stand up for the Jewish state.
The First Amendment Doesn’t Create a “Class of Special Rights”
Getting the Supreme Court’s Little Sisters of the Poor ruling wrong.
What the Story of Phineas Teaches about Morality, Politics, and Plague
Politics must be as moral as possible if a nation is to flourish in the long run.
Philip Roth Wasn’t a Nice Jewish Boy. But What Kind of Jewish Boy Was He?
Sympathetic to Israel and hostile to the radical left, Roth was not always the rebellious Jew.