Most of Guy Ritchie’s movies have been stories of friendship between men, attempts to restore a much-needed confidence in a gender-neutral era. His rock music-video montages, clever dialogue, often in slang, and romantic interest in the criminal underworld have preserved the only remaining area of freedom for men in cinema. His preferred mode is comic, he likes focusing on the...

　　A Prayer for Lasting Peace 　　By Kristine Brown 　　“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27 NIV) 　　If you were to do a quick search on the internet for “how to find peace,” you’d...

　　Shanoah Bruner is among the quarter of American adults who find themselves in the sandwich generation, raising children under 18 and supporting aging parents. 　　At her home in the Indianapolis suburbs, the 40-something mom lives with her husband, tween and teen daughters, mother-in-law, and biological father. 　　The caretaking role comes naturally to Bruner. She was raised in a family that...

　　As of this month, which saw the broadest and most concentrated campus unrest in 55 years, the academy is undeniably at a crossroads. But its reckoning has been obvious since last June, when the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action in universities is unconstitutional. It’s been even more obvious since October, when some student groups de facto endorsed terror with...

　　Under our Constitution’s separation of powers, Congress enacts the laws, the Executive executes them, and the Judiciary interprets them. Chevron deference undermined that essential structure because it created a space where the Executive, not the Judiciary, determined meaning of the law. In doing so, it freed Congress from some of its accountability for writing statutes. As applied to substantial questions,...

　　You Could Give Up, Or You Could Do This… 　　By Stephen Altrogge 　　“Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make usrely not on ourselvesbut on Godwho raises the dead.”- 2 Corinthians 1:9 　　The Christian life is full of utterly impossible challenges. You think you can overcome your sin and live a holy...

　　Kofi Owusu Dua-Anto, a Ghanaian gospel musician who challenged church leaders with his catchy songs, died last month age 45. Known professionally as KODA, the artist passed away suddenly on April 21 after a yet-undisclosed short illness. 　　KODA won awards for his vocal and musical finesse and production skills, but he used the platform his music offered him to speak...

　　5 Marriage Builders You Don’t Want to Ignore 　　By Jennifer Waddle 　　Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 　　Strong marriages don’t just happen; they are built over time. Just as our faith is steadily built upon a solid foundation, so our marriages are built brick-by-faithful-brick. From the moment...

　　Nguyen Quang Trung spent 30 years trying to get the Mennonite church recognized and registered by the government of Vietnam so that believers could meet and worship legally. When he finally succeeded, he celebrated the triumph with the words of the apostle Paul: If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord....

　　Bill Hwang brought a book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer to court to read during jury selection. 　　And during opening arguments on Monday, his Christian connections from New York packed out a courtroom to support him. 　　He had given his investment firm a Christian name, held Wall Street Bible readings, and distributed millions to evangelical charities. 　　But federal prosecutors at Hwangs highly...

　　InThe Anxious Generation, psychologist Jonathan Haidt has written what is, to a certain extent, a useful and important book reviewed favorably at Law Liberty. Numerous adolescent and teen mental-health metrics in the United States have markedly deteriorated in the last 15 years or so. Haidt identifies a twofold cause, which he terms the “Great Rewiring.” In his telling, smartphone proliferation...

　　Until quite recently—I cannot put an exact date on it—I assumed that everything published in scientific journals was, if not true, at least not deliberately untrue. Scientists might make mistakes, but they did not cheat, plagiarise, falsify, or make up their results. For many years as I opened a medical journal, the possibility simply that it contained fraud did not...