ADA Is 35

by | Jul 26, 2025 | Civil Rights, Disabilities

President George H.W. Bush on signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 years ago today: Our success with this act proves that we are keeping faith with the spirit of our courageous forefathers who wrote in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these...

Due Process

by | Apr 16, 2025 | Civil Rights, Constitution, Due Process

Robert P. George on Twitter: Every single one of us has a profound interest in government at every level strictly observing due process of law. All of us should be deeply concerned by any violation of anyone’s due process rights, whether in criminal or...

Frederick Douglass and the Constitution

by | Aug 15, 2024 | Civil Rights

Diana J. Schaub, “Frederick Douglass: The Constitution Militant,” The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy 22 (Winter 2024).  In an action almost as momentous as his original escape from enslavement, Frederick Douglass adopted...

MLK’s Commandments of Nonviolence

by | Jan 15, 2024 | Civil Rights, Religion

In Why We Can’t Wait, Dr. King reproduced a form by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, the Birmingham Affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Fred Shuttlesworth, President. I HEREBY PLEDGE MYSELF- MY PERSON AND MY BODY- TO THE...

DEI v. True Diversity

by | Aug 22, 2023 | Civil Rights, Conservative', Higher Education

Samuel Abrams at AEI: Difference that drives progress is a spectacular ideal for higher education, but far too many schools are failing in practice. At Columbia University, a DEI office explicitly states that they “are committed to centering race in our pursuit of...

Pence and Civility

by | Aug 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Civility

Neil Vigdor at NYT: Looking to contrast himself with former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida — leading rivals in the race for the Republican nomination who converged on Iowa on Saturday — former Vice President Mike Pence made a play for...