Why sue over the mandate?
With three days to go until the Supreme Court announces its decision in the Hobby Lobby & Conestoga Wood Products cases, time for a review: why even bother to sue the federal government over...
View ArticleSo much noise, so little substance: life after Hobby Lobby
One hates to be the skunk at the garden party, but that’s the position in which I find myself. The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision was a relief. That’s it. It isn’t worth having a party over. I...
View ArticleTales from the crypt: here comes the ERA (again)
“They could not have made the Hobby Lobby ruling with an ERA.” — Rep. Carolyn Maloney “One way or another, I’m gonna get ya, get ya, get ya … ” — Blondie via Debbie Harry/Nigel Harrison Comes now the...
View ArticleActivists of the year, and other 2014 highlights
It’s my good fortune as a pro-life blogger to meet amazing and inspirational people in the course of my travels throughout New Hampshire. With gratitude, I recognize a few of them here, along with some...
View ArticleBusy day in Concord starts with end-of-life bill
End-of-life; smoothing the way for telemed abortions; making oral contraceptives available over the counter (and maybe undercutting the HHS mandate on the way); demanding transparency from insurers:...
View ArticleWill the Senate throw a Hobby Lobby tantrum?
The New Hampshire Senate will vote Thursday on a measure designed to shame employers who choose not to play any role in providing contraception to employees. [Note: on March 5, the Senate voted to...
View ArticleQuite a Fortnight, with more religious-liberty questions than before
It’s appropriate, no matter which side one supports, that the Supreme Court’s decision on marriage came down during Fortnight for Freedom. It also came just a couple of days after this blog linked to a...
View ArticleMarch for Life stands up for religious liberty, opposes O’care HHS mandate
The national March for Life is organized by a nonprofit business of the same name, which is one of many groups challenging the Obamacare contraceptive mandate (also known as the HHS mandate) in court....
View ArticleLittle Sisters and other resisters
My mom, God rest her, once quipped that the three biggest lies in the world are “the check is in the mail,” “of course I’ll love you in the morning,” and “I’m from the government and I’m here to help...
View ArticleUndermining the First Amendment in the name of “Health Care”
Short memories make for bad public policy. I can’t help but reflect on that. As I write this, Congress is about to take a vote on doing something-or-another with Obamacare: repeal, replace, whatever....
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