Issue 1 will provide a foggy but fascinating window into culture war politics. The initiative, which will be voted on tomorrow by Ohio’s electorate, is technically about the process for amending the state constitution. Practically, Issue 1 is another front in our ever present social conflict. Let’s address both dimensions–the mechanics and the politics–in order. […]
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Issue 1: The Nation’s Eyes Turn to Ohio
07 Aug 2023
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SCOTUS Makes History, Overturns Roe, Casey
24 Jun 2022
The Supreme Court has upheld the Mississippi law at the heart of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, and, in doing so, overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The seismic decision means that abortion is now a political matter. The states will decide how to handle abortion without federal judicial restraint. California and […]
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The Latest Temptation for Chief Justice Roberts
30 Jun 2020
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s law that required physicians who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. The ruling, in June Medical Services v. Russo, fits seamlessly with the Court’s 2016 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which considered a nearly identical Texas law. The story here is not the ruling, or the […]
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New York Celebrates Abortion
23 Jan 2019
On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the New York legislature expanded abortion rights in the state. The action was met with applause. We do not dwell often on abortion here at Bereans@TheGate. That is probably to our detriment. In some ways, the issue feels out of hand since it is now more a […]
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News. News. News. January 13th Edition.
13 Jan 2015
Hebdo Fallout Continues The White House’s decision not to send a high-level representative to the Paris rallies continues to nag the President. National Review Online has video of White House spokesman Joshua Earnest admitting that the Obama Administration did not pay appropriate respect to the victims in the Hebdo attack last week. Meanwhile, France is […]