“Bob, I gotta to talk to you about Cuba,” President Biden said to Sen. Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), then chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, following the chief executive’s State of the Union address last February. “I’m serious.” The remarks, caught…
A radical court on the move
In one of the most consequential terms in the 233-year history of the U.S. Supreme Court, an aggressive and radicalized supermajority of justices has begun a comprehensive reshaping of the legal landscape of the country with consequences we can only…
The Commander-of-Church-in-Chief
President Trump is running scared, and understandably so. His press room appearance to demand the reopening of houses of worship is proof positive. Without the so-called white evangelical vote, he has no chance at reelection.
‘Originalism’ at Kavanaugh hearings: echoes of SBC ‘inerrancy’ debate
The analogy between “inerrancy” as the foundation of biblical authority and judicial “originalism” as a basis for constitutional jurisprudence is noteworthy. Of more import is the sheer cynicism lying behind proponents of both inerrancy and originalism.
Change needed in U.S.-Cuba policy
By Stan Hastey The Alliance of Baptists’ partner organization on Capitol Hill, the Latin America Working Group, has sent a carefully drafted letter to President-elect Barack Obama on changes it wishes to see implemented by the incoming administration throughout Central…