by William C. Duncan | Oct 13, 2020
How religious freedom guards freedom of speech Written by When Vaclav Havel became the first post-communist president of Czechoslovakia in 1989, he replaced the regime that had imprisoned him for dissent on multiple occasions. In 1978, Havel published the...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 7, 2020
The power of precedent … and SCOTUS nominees like Amy Coney Barrett Written by One reason the debate over the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice – such as Amy Coney Barrett – can be so contentious is that so much appears to be at stake. For instance,...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 29, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett’s views and the upcoming Supreme Court term Written by Prospective Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in 2017. Her confirmation hearing at that time drew attention...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 22, 2020
Q&A: AEI study shows how schools’ focus influences family life Written by Children who attend private schools are more likely to have stable marriages. They are less likely to have a child while unmarried. Adults who attended Protestant schools are twice...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 17, 2020
This is part 7 in an ongoing series on advancing religious freedom for all by mitigating conflict between the free exercise of faith and other interests. Part 6 described Utah’s experience with enacting legislation that avoids polarization between discrimination law...
by William C. Duncan | Sep 11, 2020
Religious social services are critical to America’s inmates Written by Separated from her four children while in prison in the 1990s, Deborah Daniels feared especially for her daughter, who seemed to be headed down a dangerous path. With few options for...
