Sierra Faith

Eugene Volokh: Here’s a concrete hypothetical for looking at this: Say that Mr. Heicklen’s brother stands on a street corner and hands out leaflets to passersby praising the propriety of jihad, of bombing abortion clinics, or of a range of other crimes. That speech is protected by the First Amendment, despite the possibility that it [...]

Tabitha Hale: I’m a 5′1 female in a dress, and he was standing up on a garden wall above me in the courtyard. He hardly felt threatened. I was stunned, because generally protesters are there to, you know, get their message out. They don’t normally shy away from the camera. I’m very much okay, and [...]

Obama abandons DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act). Ramesh Ponnuru: Stanley Kurtz writes, “Did anyone on any part of the political spectrum ever actually believe that Obama opposed gay marriage?” My guess is that the answer is yes, millions of people heard him and assumed he was telling the truth. That is, after all, why [...]

Now that we have Sheik al-Qaradawi back in Egypt we will start hearing his words from 2009: Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the [Jews] people who would punish them for their corruption. The last punishment was carried out by Hitler. By means of all the things he did to them – even though they [...]

Methinks The Left is losing the argument.

Governor Walker for President. KIDS? EDUCATION? THE HELL WITH ‘EM: Madison schools will close again on Monday — the 4th school day in a row — to accommodate teachers protesting at the Capitol. They don’t care about your kids. They care about themselves, and about money, and political power. UPDATE: Related thoughts from a high [...]

Humbling: The provocation in the 2011 report involves martyrdom. For purposes of research, the report defines “martyrs” as “believers in Christ who have lost their lives, prematurely, in situations of witness, as a result of human hostility.” The report estimates that there were, on average, 270 new Christian martyrs every 24 hours over the past [...]