Is There a Right to Heresy?

A proposed French bill says so. But, strictly speaking, there can be no such thing as blasphemy within the terms of secular public order.

The Border President

Trump v. Hawaii is not about religion. It’s about the president’s unlimited power at the border.

The Myth of the Muslim Country

Calling the nations subjected to the ban Muslim is sloppy, misguided, and dangerous.

In Syria, Keeping the Faith

Democratic forces persist amid brutal regime violence and sectarian conflict.

Muslims Need Not Apply

Disband the International Commission on Religious Freedom

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