May 11, 2014: Would The World Be Better Off Without Religion?,
2014
Duquesne University
May 11, 2014: Would The World Be Better Off Without Religion?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Would the World Be Better Off Without Religion?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 5, 2014: A Brain Dead Decision,
2014
Duquesne University
May 5, 2014: A Brain Dead Decision, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “A Brain Dead Decision“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 3, 2014: The End Of The American Experiment,
2014
Duquesne University
May 3, 2014: The End Of The American Experiment, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The End of the American Experiment“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 29, 2014: The Fight Over The Personhood Of Animals,
2014
Duquesne University
April 29, 2014: The Fight Over The Personhood Of Animals, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Fight Over the Personhood of Animals“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 25, 2014: The Progressive/Religious Alliance,
2014
Duquesne University
April 25, 2014: The Progressive/Religious Alliance, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Progressive/Religious Alliance“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 20, 2014: A Joyous Easter To All Christians—And Go See Particle Physics,
2014
Duquesne University
April 20, 2014: A Joyous Easter To All Christians—And Go See Particle Physics, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “A Joyous Easter to All Christians—and Go See Particle Physics“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 17, 2014: Cowardice And Hypocrisy At Brandeis,
2014
Duquesne University
April 17, 2014: Cowardice And Hypocrisy At Brandeis, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Cowardice and Hypocrisy at Brandeis“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 14, 2014: Ross Douthat's Magical Thinking,
2014
Duquesne University
April 14, 2014: Ross Douthat's Magical Thinking, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Ross Douthat's Magical Thinking“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 11, 2014: More Secular Yearning For God,
2014
Duquesne University
April 11, 2014: More Secular Yearning For God, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “ More Secular Yearning for God“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 6, 2014: The Death Of A Grandmother,
2014
Duquesne University
April 6, 2014: The Death Of A Grandmother, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Death of a Grandmother“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
April 3, 2014: Now Get Rid Of The $2600 Limit,
2014
Duquesne University
April 3, 2014: Now Get Rid Of The $2600 Limit, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Now Get Rid of the $2600 Limit“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Globally Speaking—Honoring The Victims' Stories: Matsuda's Human Rights Praxis,
2014
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Globally Speaking—Honoring The Victims' Stories: Matsuda's Human Rights Praxis, Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
Globally speaking, international law and the vast majority of domestic legal systems strive to protect the right to freedom of expression. The United States' First Amendment provides an early historical protection of speech-a safeguard now embraced around the world. The extent of this protection, however, varies among states. The United States stands alone in excluding countervailing considerations of equality, dignitary, or privacy interests that would favor restrictions on speech. The gravamen of the argument supporting such American exceptionalism is that free expression is necessary in a democracy. Totalitarianism, the libertarian narrative goes, thrives on government control of information to the …
Taking States (And Metaphysics) Seriously,
2014
University of Texas School of Law
Taking States (And Metaphysics) Seriously, Sanford Levinson
Michigan Law Review
Sotirios A. Barber has written many incisive and important books, in addition to coediting an especially interesting casebook on constitutional law and interpretation. He is also a political theorist. An important part of his overall approach to constitutional theory is his philosophical commitment to “moral realism.” He believes in the metaphysical reality of moral and political truths, the most important of which, for any constitutional theorist, involve the meanings of justice and the common good. He not only believes in the ontological reality of such truths — that is, that these truths are more than mere human conventions or social …
March 28, 2014: Nihilism At The Heart Of Secularism,
2014
Duquesne University
March 28, 2014: Nihilism At The Heart Of Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Nihilism at the Heart of Secularism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
March 25, 2014: What’S Going To Happen In The Hobby Lobby Case?,
2014
Duquesne University
March 25, 2014: What’S Going To Happen In The Hobby Lobby Case?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What’s Going to Happen in the Hobby Lobby Case?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
March 22, 2014: Death,
2014
Duquesne University
March 22, 2014: Death, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Death“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
March 16, 2014: The New Cosmos Series Plays Out The Old Culture Wars,
2014
Duquesne University
March 16, 2014: The New Cosmos Series Plays Out The Old Culture Wars, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The New Cosmos Series Plays Out the Old Culture Wars“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
March 14, 2014: How Much Damage Has Nihilism Done?,
2014
Duquesne University
March 14, 2014: How Much Damage Has Nihilism Done?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “ How Much Damage Has Nihilism Done?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
March 11, 2014: Re-Post Of Gay Marriage Op-Ed,
2014
Duquesne University
March 11, 2014: Re-Post Of Gay Marriage Op-Ed, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Re-Post of Gay Marriage op-ed“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Pa. Gay Marriage With An Exemption,
2014
Duquesne University
Pa. Gay Marriage With An Exemption, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals
