Sep 27
THE TOP 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN THEME? IT’S THE CONSTITUTION, STUPID, THE CONSTITUTION!
In 2008, when Sen. Barack Obama was running for president against Sen. John McCain, there were three formal televised presidential debates. The Constitution was not raised at all in the first debate or the second. In the third, it was raised three times: once when McCain said that as president he would put justices on… [Continue Reading]
Sep 23
Jennings Fellow Kay Campbell Receives Award for Commentary
The Religion Newswriters Association of America has awarded Jennings Fellow Kay Campbell its honor for Religion Commentary of the Year. Congratulations to Kay.
Sep 22
Liberty Medal live blog + video
The National Constitution Center this evening awards the 2011 Liberty Medal to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, in honor of his five decades of distinguished public service. A tireless advocate for the welfare of American troops, Gates has been called “the ultimate soldiers’ secretary.” A former CIA director, he led the Department of Defense… [Continue Reading]
Sep 17
THE CONSTITUTION, VERMONT, AND MY INNKEEPER
When Texas governor Rick Perry suggested earlier this year that his state might consider seceding from the Union, it was greeted as the persistent echo of the Southern Confederacy. So I was surprised when, vacationing in Vermont last month, I listened to a local political activist there make his case for the Green Mountain State,… [Continue Reading]
Sep 16
“I believe that long after people have left my classes and forgotten what I have tried to teach them I want them to have the 14th Amendment floating around in their heads… when people have protested the denial of civil rights and civil liberties and claimed equal protection under the law, it’s the 14th Amendment… [Continue Reading]
