Journalists and professors have formed a ululating chorus mourning the loss of the Supreme Court’s legitimacy. Their laments often include suggestions about how that legitimacy might be regained. However, they conspicuously neglect to mention that the greatest threat to the Court comes not from within but from the baseless assaults that many of their colleagues have launched. The cacophony of...

　　When faced with a trade-off between security and liberty, it’s often said, Europeans will invariably choose security while Americans prefer liberty. That adage holds less true these days. Consider, for instance, how much of the US Federal Budget is spent on entitlements, not to mention the refusal of American legislators and citizens alike to contemplate any retraction whatsoever of the...

　　Weekly Overview: 　　One of the most powerful marks of a believer is transcendent peace. This world offers us no reason to be peaceful. It offers us no reason to be without stress, burdens, cares, and total frustration. But we serve a God who offers us peace in the midst of any circumstance. We serve a God in whom all true...

　　Law Liberty recently featured an excellent exchange between John Grove and Mark Pulliam on state nullification as a way to respond to federal overreach and infringements on liberty. 　　There is, however, an alternative. The Constitution’s Article V permits constitutional amendments through a state-based process of proposal and ratification. The Framers designed this procedure to enable the states to bypass Congress...

　　How Knowing Your Love Language Can Enhance Your Marriage 　　By: Amanda Idleman 　　You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.Galatians 5:13 　　Serving one another humbly in love captures the entire mission of marriage. When we say I do after making big...

　　In November 2023, the conservative British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, had an article by the newspaper’s deputy editor, an economic journalist, lamenting the country’s low rate of saving. In September 2024, it had an article by the newspaper’s deputy economics editor lamenting the country’s addiction to saving. 　　Perhaps the articles were not contradictory, strictly speaking. The first contained the following...

　　“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 　　It’s been a disastrous year for many who have been facing loss, destruction, and suffering. After our family went through a destructive storm, I remember thinking how other people in the world were just going about their usual day,...

　　In 1955, sociologist Albert Cohen published a now classic title in the criminological canon, Delinquent Boys. The book attempted to explain what Cohen described as “non-utilitarian” delinquency: acts of defiance demonstrating no objective purpose. There was no remunerative value to the actions, no obvious emotional fulfillment motivating them. Often these acts occurred in a gang setting, imbuing them with a...

　　How to Wrestle with God Before Wrestling with Your Spouse 　　By: Alisha Headley 　　“When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.”Proverbs 10:19 　　Have you ever spoken your mind to your spouse, and the words you spokeled to arguments? Have there been times that you wish you could take back your words? 　　I can’t...

　　When Anxious Thoughts Tie You in Knots 　　By: Anne Peterson 　　Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.- Philippians 4:6-7 　　How do we face each day...

　　Weekend, October 19, 2024 　　What Is Heaven Like? 　　Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a...

　　In 2014, HBO launched the first season of True Detective, its biggest debut, an eight-episode story created and written by Nic Pizzolatto, watched by almost 12 million people. It’s not hard to explain the success, but it’s a rare thing these days—romanticism. True Detective is a story for the end of the American mid-century, combining all the mysteries that scared...