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Middle East Studies in Upheaval
The troubled academic study of the Middle East and Islam by Americans is changing in fundamental ways. I offer some…
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Obama’s Legacy
For some time, the outlines of an Obama Doctrine have been apparent. It can be summarized in nine damning words: …
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Church Principles in the Public Square
Summer is a time when many things slow down, including politics and governmental activities. Yet, at the same time, it…
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Czech Case Affirms the Duty of Conscientious Objection
The European Court of Human Rights just emphasised unanimously that “no one should show total, blind obedience to orders which…
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Minimum Wage Law Backfires in American Samoa
A 1961 Reader’s Digest piece called it “America’s shame on the South Seas.” American Samoa remains relatively impoverished compared to…
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A Hero and an Era Passes Even as Hope is Renewed
The news has an element of sadness, but also of hope. The element of sadness is that Otto von Hapsburg, a good…
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Distributism and the Current Crisis, Part 1: The Scale of Government
Discussions of what to do about the current crisis commonly take the form of an argument between “socialism” and “capitalism.”…
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Obama’s Inalienables
Each time President Obama addresses America’s inalienable rights, I get emails. “Did you see Obama left out ‘Creator’ again?” began…
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10 Things You Need to Know About Slavery in Islam
1. Muslim slave trade in Africa has lasted 14 centuries and continues to this day in places like Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, and…
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Sixth Circuit’s Obamacare Decision on the Way to the Supreme Court
Yesterday, in a split 2-1 decision, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of…