British philosopher Antony Flew once cautioned against turning generalizations into tautologies when faced with new information. If an ostensible Scotsman puts sugar on their porridge, despite your conviction that no Scotsmen take sugar with their porridge, you are faced with a decision: you may admit that some Scotsmen do, in fact, sugar their porridge, or take the act of sugaring...

　　Communion with God 　　Weekly Overview: 　　This week we’ll spend time breaking down the individual components of First15 by sharing God's desire for each of them. The majority of First15 is dedicated to encountering God and learning about his character, but every now and then we will cover some teaching and tools that will help in pursuing God to greater depths....

　　Saturday, January 4, 2025 　　You Must Be Born Again 　　“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NLT) 　　John 3 　　Not all Jewish religious leaders opposed Jesus. Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the ruling...

　　Howmanyageshence 　　Shallthisourloftyscenebeactedover 　　Instates unbornandaccentsyetunknown! 　　HowmanytimesshallCaesarbleedinsport … 　　—Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (3.1) 　　Humor is “the best guide to changing perceptions,” writes Marshall McLuhan. Because “older societies thrived on purely literary plots” and “demanded storylines” to channel sophomoric energy, they employed elaborate farce in poems, plays, operas, and later books and films. But formed by modern communications technology, a wilder sense of levity...

　　The Process of Becoming One 　　By: Kia Stephens 　　That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. - Genesis 2:24 　　I can still remember the first date with my husband. We sat across from each other at Olive Garden in our tiny table for two. There was instant...

　　During Donald Trump’s first term as president, he installed a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office and visited the seventh president’s tomb at the Hermitage. While pundits speculated about the extent to which Trump truly identified with a populist Democrat, they largely ignored Jackson’s legacy as one of the few statesmen who shaped a distinctive school of American...

　　Last month, I had a medical emergency and ended up in an ER. There, they solved the emergency by implanting a temporary device. The use of such a device implies an increased risk of 3 percent to 10 percent per day of having a severe infection, on top of limiting my mobility to the point of making it extremely difficult...

　　Here at Law Liberty, were honored to feature some of the most interesting and engaging voices on topics ranging from constitutional law to film and television. As the year comes to a close, we look back on some of our favorite and most popular essays, reviews, and forums as we raise a glass to freedom and responsibility in 2025. 　　Law...

　　I’m one of the chorus of commentators who views current defamation law as indefensible, hoping the Supreme Court will revisit Sullivan. Professor John McGinnis’s provocative challenge to originalists to refocus their efforts to 1868 intrigues me. I’ve analyzed the impact of two state constitutional provisions—imposing responsibility-for-“abuse” of free speech-press and open-court provisions providing a remedy for defamation-impairing reputation or character—in...

　　Our November Forum on the Sullivan decision, led by an essay from Carson Holloway, generated significant interest in the questions about free speech standards. In response to the ongoing conversation, Law Liberty is publishing two more essays reflecting on the landmark. 　　 　　Dec 30, 2024 Sullivan and the Central Meaning of the First Amendment Lee Levine Matthew Schafer The Court’s...

　　Weekly Overview: 　　As this year comes to a close, it’s vital that we take time to both reflect on what God has done and allow him to prepare us for what’s to come. A new year marks a fresh opportunity to center our lives around the goodness of God. I pray that as you begin looking toward what is to...

　　Traditionally, Christmas was seen as ghost story season. Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol may be universally praised as one of the genre’s crowning holiday achievements, but one of America’s contributions to the canon—1984’s Ghostbusters—deserves just as much consideration. This year marks the film’s fortieth anniversary, and it is certainly worth revisiting for the enduring themes it wraps in great humor. 　　I...