In a recent poll conducted by NBC News in August, American voters ranked “threats to democracy” as the most important issue facing this country, followed by the cost of living then jobs, and the economy. This is a remarkable result, especially when the economy and jobs have historically been a foremost concern among U.S. voters. We are in very different waters now. Our nation is experiencing a jaw-dropping number…
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Going Backwards
Last Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court stripped away the constitutional right to an abortion, overruling the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and leaving the question of abortion’s legality to the states. When I heard the news I was both shocked and numb, but not surprised. Last February the leaked opinion paper drafted by Justice Alito was…
A Slow Death of Roe v. Wade?
Today, the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law (SB8) that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, however, the justices said abortion providers have the right to challenge the law in federal court. This is a brutal blow to women’s rights. With the ruling, the nation’s highest court has in a sense overturned Roe v. Wade, paving the…
The seeds of doubt…
“And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please.” – Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt, noted philosopher and political theorist,…