In a recent article for American Compass, Patrick Deneen criticized George Will and Brad Thompson for their defense of the classical liberal tradition’s role during the Founding. Part of Deneen’s article defends the idea that the Founding isn’t as libertarian as some are led to believe. While that’s an interesting question, Deneen makes a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Kevin Daley The official position of the U.S. government is that cake is a form of speech, according to a Thursday brief. The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus (or “friend-of-the-court”) brief Thursday in the marquee religious freedom case of the upcoming Supreme Court term. The case concerns a Christian baker…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck More private businesses are being forced to comply with top-down orders aimed at ending discrimination, but this still is contested by those who argue that private business owners’ religious freedom rights and freedoms of association are being hindered by such laws unjustly. The latest caught in…
Kevin Daley ChristianMingle.com, an online platform for single Christians seeking relationships, must accommodate gay users, a California judge ruled. Two gay men in California brought a lawsuit against ChristianMingle’s parent company Spark Network, which also administers CatholicMingle.com, AdventistSinglesConnection.com, BlackSingles.com, and a mobile application CROSSPATHS. They alleged the site’s failure to accommodate gay users violated the Unruh…