Dec 12
A Christmas (or is it holiday?) carol
Prompted by fears of constitutional heresy, my son’s school had concluded that in order to satisfy the First Amendment, they needed to either trivialize religion, trivialize music, or both.
Dec 5
Is economic turmoil creating a “democracy gap”?
The clear, underlying message is that politicians elected by the people cannot be trusted with making unpopular decisions.
Dec 1
Remembering Lenny Bruce and a First Amendment controversy
Wherever Bruce performed, the police followed, but prosecuting obscenity – particularly obscenity in the form of words – has always been difficult.
Nov 21
To have and to hold; to enforce, but not defend … the partisan clash over the Defense of Marriage Act
DOMA stands a good chance of stirring the 2012 presidential election campaign.
Nov 14
Struggling Europe’s mistake was constitutional
The disaster the European Union now faces was foretold in its origins.
