One might think that the anniversary of an organization whose legacy includes the development of most of today's constitutional jurisprudence would engender some congratulations from our governmental ...

Americans are increasingly looking to the law as the moral arbiter for our times. High-profile court cases on gay marriage, affirmative action, and the death penalty highlight the trend. But so do ...

As we recently celebrated the Fourth of July, I have been engaging in the rich and fruitful exercise of re-reading the Declaration of Independence. This reading has brought some important things to ...

The Law of Moral Compromise is not an abstract theoretical notion, but derived from what has actually happened in the West as we have become slowly secularized (aided significantly by Christian ...

The 20th century’s sexual revolution directly challenges Christianity’s basic teachings against fornication and adultery. Some progressive church thinkers now advocate a “new morality” to take account ...

The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021. But the enforcement of the extremist group’s rules ...

To put it simply, ethics represents the moral code that guides a person’s choices and behaviors throughout their life. The idea of a moral code extends beyond the individual to include what is ...

The Farm Bill of 2018 legalized the cultivation and sale of hemp products, generally conceived as fabric, rope, and alternatives to plastic. Hemp is arbitrarily defined as cannabis varieties with dry ...

Unlike any of his predecessors, including Mao himself, Xi Jinping has a political theory with his name etched on it. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is ...

Eric Hanson, professor of political science, Santa Clara University, gave this presentation at a panel on Global Ethical Leadership, May 6, 2004. He is the author of The Catholic Church in World ...