Category: government

7 Ways the 2005 Carter-Baker Report Could Have Averted Problems With 2020 Election

November 23, 2020

7 Ways the 2005 Carter-Baker Report Could Have Averted Problems With 2020 Election They called on states to increase voter ID requirements; to be leery of mail-in voting; to halt ballot harvesting; to maintain voter lists, in part to ensure dead people are promptly removed from them; to allow election observers to monitor ballot counting; … More 7 Ways the 2005 Carter-Baker Report Could Have Averted Problems With 2020 Election

How Mayflower Compact Influenced the American Concept of Rule of Law

November 19, 2020

How Mayflower Compact Influenced the American Concept of Rule of Law Angela Sailor A group of scholars meets this week to discuss the impact of the Mayflower Compact—signed 400 years ago last week, on Nov. 11, 1620—on the American concept of the rule of law. The Heritage Foundation and the Religious Freedom Institute are co-hosting … More How Mayflower Compact Influenced the American Concept of Rule of Law

A Fancy Dinner Isn’t a Moral Failure

November 19, 2020

Colson Center for Christian Worldview  A Fancy Dinner Isn’t a Moral Failure JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER Earlier this month, when celebrity chef Thomas Keller was interviewed by NPR about his new cookbook, his interviewer wasn’t all that interested in the recipes. Instead, he wanted to talk about the $850-per-plate price tag at Keller’s recently reopened San Francisco restaurant. … More A Fancy Dinner Isn’t a Moral Failure

Religious Liberty

November 13, 2020

The Mayflower Compact and the Foundations of Religious Liberty By Angela Sailor Out of necessity, the Mayflower Compact brought those of different religious backgrounds together into one community, in a solemn agreement under God. Read More Religious Liberty on Trial in Supreme Court’s Foster Care Case By Virginia Allen Heritage Foundation scholar Ryan T. Anderson … More Religious Liberty

Supreme Court Tackles Religious Freedom in Foster Care Case

November 6, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: Supreme Court Tackles Religious Freedom in Foster Care Case Yesterday, as most of America continued to process a razor-thin presidential race, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what could be a momentous religious freedom case. Fulton v. City of Philadelphia is a case that began in 2018, when Catholic Social Services (CSS), a charitable … More Supreme Court Tackles Religious Freedom in Foster Care Case