In recent weeks as a new presidential administration took power, legal and policy experts have hotly debated both the prudence and the justice of birthright citizenship. Does the Fourteenth Amendment require granting American citizenship to everyone born on these shores? Or does that interpretation of the citizenship clause go too far? In this symposium, two Law Liberty contributors dive into...

　　A Prayer to Help Us Celebrate America’s Presidents 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Bible Reading: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness”—1 Timothy 2:1-2 　　Read or Listen Below: 　　Presidents’ Day in the United...

　　Do You Have to Pray Just Right for God to Listen? 　　By Betsy de Cruz 　　“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”(Jeremiah 29:12) 　　Do you ever feel like you have to pray just right, or it won’t work? Have you felt like your prayer wasn’t answered because you didn’t...

　　TikTok is democracy in its rawest form. All that matters on the video-sharing platform is mass appeal and virality (so long as it does not offend the sensibilities of the Chinese Communist Party). The app debases its users to anonymous atoms, equal to everyone else, only powerful insofar as they belong to a crowd. Content succeeds on TikTok not because...

　　America prides itself on being a land where individuals and businesses can plan their futures. Control over the design of your life is essential to liberty, and the nation prospers when people know that their enterprises and investments will be immune from arbitrary enforcement. However, in a world of wide-ranging regulations—covering everything from cryptocurrency markets to healthcare to environmental standards—the...

　　A Love That Lasts 　　By Aaron D’Anthony Brown 　　Bible Reading: 　　“Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all...

　　The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens.” For much of the last century, the prevailing academic consensus has been that these words reflect the nation’s adoption of the English common law rule of jus soli, a feudalistic principle under which a person’s citizenship is irrevocably...

　　Contrary to longstanding practice, President Trump’s recent executive order purports to reinterpret the Constitution to recognize constitutional birthright citizenship only for US-born children with at least one parent who is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident. In particular, the order would deny citizenship to US-born children of lawful temporary visitors and of persons not lawfully present in the...

　　Saturday, February 15, 2025 　　As Human As We Are 　　“Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!” (James 5:17 NLT) 　　The showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18 is one of the most triumphant scenes in the...