Disparity studies comparing various demographic groups based on different outcomes in education, employment, health, housing, and income have been a staple of public policy analysis for decades. Depending on the variables controlled for, it may be argued that a group is underutilized, underrepresented, or even marginalized. Nowhere, however, have these studies had such legal significance as their effect on public...

　　Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 　　By: Betsy St. Amant Haddox 　　Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.- 1 Corinthians 10:24 　　Marriage is between two different people—obviously. But sometimes, it can seem as if marriage is between two very different people. The old adage “opposites attract” proves true more often than not. That’s what...

　　In the summer of 2022, something extraordinary happened in America’s modern constitutional history. The Supreme Court, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, reversed its earlier creation, in Roe v. Wade, of a constitutional right to abortion. By this ruling, the Dobbs Court destroyed a key assumption that had come to govern our thinking about the trajectory of American constitutional...

　　Last week, Donald Trump won reelection on the back of an evolving coalition. Trump turned out a more diverse racial coalition than most Republicans before him, and used populist and protectionist rhetoric to reclaim working-class voters that first elevated him to the presidency. Another part of his coalition is a fusion of populists and more traditional conservatives who differ from...

　　For Those Who Fear They’ll Be Deceived 　　By Jennifer Slattery 　　Bible Reading 　　Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing...

　　When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America between May 9, 1831, and February 20, 1832, he encountered a world that he believed might prefigure the political future for modern societies. He also found himself in the midst of an economy that had begun its rise to become the world’s biggest and most dynamic. 　　Today, Tocqueville is celebrated as a political thinker...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” - Romans 15:4 　　3 Fresh Ways to Study Your Bible 　　by Amy Green 　　Whenever the Bible talks about spending time with God through reading the...

　　Be Thankful for People 　　This devotional was written by Robin Dugall 　　I thank my God every time I remember you. 
—Philippians 1:3 　　Thanksgiving season is here, and across our country, pastors will preach sermons pointing out the need for Christ-followers to be thankful people. As a pastor, I’ve made impassioned pleas for Christ-followers to rise above our culture… to resist...

　　Weekend, November 9, 2024 　　God Can Change the Narrative 　　About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (Acts 12:1-3 NLT) 　　Everyone needs a change of narrative sometimes. When life...

　　Editor’s note: This is an edited version of a talk given to the John Marshall Program at Boston College on November 4, 2024. 　　Let me begin by thanking David DiPasquale for the kind invitation to cross the Charles River and address the John Marshall Program (JMP) here at Boston College and Dallas Terry for helping with the arrangements. When we...

　　Weekly Overview: 　　We live in the reality that there is both light and darkness around us at all times. This world has both good and evil, right and wrong. As believers we must grow in both our acceptance of this reality and our pursuit of the light. We must allow God to mold and shape us into those who rid...

　　In his recent forum essay on nullification, Mark Pulliam distinguished between true nullification laws—those in which a state claims that it can refuse to obey federal laws that the state deems to be contrary to the Constitution—and laws that are merely statements of disagreement or vows of non-cooperation. This is an important distinction because the states are under no constitutional...