In this episode, Center Director Mark Movsesian interviews journalist Daniel McCarthy on his recent essay in Modern Age, The Other Nones. Dan argues that the decline of traditional Christianity in t

First performed 400 years ago, William Shakespeares Measure for Measure addresses an enduring human dilemma. No society can safely exist without law, but law itself depends on human judgment, which

In this episode, Center Director Mark Movsesian interviews historian Richard Brookhiser (left) about his new documentary, Free Exercise: Americas Story of Religious Liberty. How have minority relig

In this episode, we discuss a bill pending in New York that would require future fast food restaurants at rest stops on the State Thruway to open seven days a week. The bill expressly targets Chick-fi

In a TV interview last month, House Speaker Mike Johnson raised eyebrows by asserting that Framers welcomed religion in public life and that the Establishment Clause protects religion from the encroac

Recently, many people have been talking about classical lawspecifically whether classical law, with its focus on Christian universals and natural law concepts, can make a comeback in American law sch

Welcome back! In our first Legal Spirits episode of the academic year, we interview our friend, law professor Tom Berg (University of St. Thomas) about his new book, Religious Liberty in a Polarized A

In our traditional end-of-term wrap up, Marc and Mark discuss the Supreme Courts decisions in two cases: Groff v. DeJoy, the Title VII religious accommodations case, and 303 Creative v. Elenis, the w

In this episode, Marc and Mark offer some thoughts about the Biden Administration Department of Educations guidance issued earlier this month (the first since 2020) on prayer and religious expression

In this episode, Marc and Mark discuss the background and recent oral argument before the Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy, a case about religious accommodation in the workplace under Title VII. The ca