Howmanyageshence 　　Shallthisourloftyscenebeactedover 　　Instates unbornandaccentsyetunknown! 　　HowmanytimesshallCaesarbleedinsport … 　　—Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (3.1) 　　Humor is “the best guide to changing perceptions,” writes Marshall McLuhan. Because “older societies thrived on purely literary plots” and “demanded storylines” to channel sophomoric energy, they employed elaborate farce in poems, plays, operas, and later books and films. But formed by modern communications technology, a wilder sense of levity...

　　The Process of Becoming One 　　By: Kia Stephens 　　That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. - Genesis 2:24 　　I can still remember the first date with my husband. We sat across from each other at Olive Garden in our tiny table for two. There was instant...

　　During Donald Trump’s first term as president, he installed a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office and visited the seventh president’s tomb at the Hermitage. While pundits speculated about the extent to which Trump truly identified with a populist Democrat, they largely ignored Jackson’s legacy as one of the few statesmen who shaped a distinctive school of American...

　　Last month, I had a medical emergency and ended up in an ER. There, they solved the emergency by implanting a temporary device. The use of such a device implies an increased risk of 3 percent to 10 percent per day of having a severe infection, on top of limiting my mobility to the point of making it extremely difficult...

　　Here at Law Liberty, were honored to feature some of the most interesting and engaging voices on topics ranging from constitutional law to film and television. As the year comes to a close, we look back on some of our favorite and most popular essays, reviews, and forums as we raise a glass to freedom and responsibility in 2025. 　　Law...

　　I’m one of the chorus of commentators who views current defamation law as indefensible, hoping the Supreme Court will revisit Sullivan. Professor John McGinnis’s provocative challenge to originalists to refocus their efforts to 1868 intrigues me. I’ve analyzed the impact of two state constitutional provisions—imposing responsibility-for-“abuse” of free speech-press and open-court provisions providing a remedy for defamation-impairing reputation or character—in...

　　Our November Forum on the Sullivan decision, led by an essay from Carson Holloway, generated significant interest in the questions about free speech standards. In response to the ongoing conversation, Law Liberty is publishing two more essays reflecting on the landmark. 　　 　　Dec 30, 2024 Sullivan and the Central Meaning of the First Amendment Lee Levine Matthew Schafer The Court’s...

　　Weekly Overview: 　　As this year comes to a close, it’s vital that we take time to both reflect on what God has done and allow him to prepare us for what’s to come. A new year marks a fresh opportunity to center our lives around the goodness of God. I pray that as you begin looking toward what is to...

　　Traditionally, Christmas was seen as ghost story season. Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol may be universally praised as one of the genre’s crowning holiday achievements, but one of America’s contributions to the canon—1984’s Ghostbusters—deserves just as much consideration. This year marks the film’s fortieth anniversary, and it is certainly worth revisiting for the enduring themes it wraps in great humor. 　　I...

　　Preparing for Intimacy: Mind, Body, and Spirit 　　By: Vivian Bricker 　　My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies. I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies. (Song of Songs 6:2-3) 　　Have you ever considered intimacy as something to prepare for,...

　　EDITOR'S NOTE: Crosswalk will proudly present one New Year's-themed devotional per day during a season running from the day after Christmas through the first three weeks of January. Check back every day for a new devotional reflection about fresh starts, resolutions, growth and change, featuring the God who makes all things new. And Happy New Year! 　　Resolutions and Redemption 　　by...

　　Editors Note: This essay was originally published on December 24, 2018. 　　Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is the finest cinematic exploration of the commercialization of Christmas. The central story is that Kris Kringle, a man who looks like and believes he is Santa Claus, is hired to play Santa Claus at Macy’s department store. When it is revealed that he...