by William C. Duncan | Sep 23, 2021
Religion is key factor in connecting men to their families Written by A recent article in The Atlantic discusses a trend of decreased college enrollment, noting that “[m]en accounted for more than 70 percent of the decline.” The article notes the challenges...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 17, 2021
How Constitution Day came to be – and its link to immigrants Written by After months of debate and discussion through a hot Philadelphia summer, on Sept. 17, 1787, the newly proposed Constitution of the United States of America was signed by 38 of the 41...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 16, 2021
Mississippi abortion case more likely than Texas law to impact Roe v. Wade Written by In May 2021, the Texas legislature enacted an abortion law, the “Texas Heartbeat Act,” scheduled to go into effect on Sept. 1. Opponents challenged the law in court, seeking...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 14, 2021
Knowing courts’ constitutional role, limits can calm reactions Written by Under the U.S. Constitution, “all legislative powers” are granted to Congress. The way Congress makes laws is reasonably well known. For those of a certain age, a Saturday morning...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 9, 2021
How freedom of religion helps bolster the right of association Written by The term “right of association” does not appear in the text of the U.S. Constitution, but the concept is among the basic preconditions for the Constitution. The idea of this right is...