Is Religious Freedom Imperiled?

Posted on March 20, 2015
Image: Thomas Jefferson’s bill establishing freedom of religion became law in 1786. (Trustees of the Boston Public Library)

Steven Smith’s newest book expresses greater pessimism about the current trajectory of religious freedom in America. But he may not be pessimistic enough.

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The Law That Changed Modern America

Posted on March 18, 2015
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It was an event that transformed America and affected the lives of many around the world: the signing of the most significant immigration law in US history, the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
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Status Elites

Posted on March 16, 2015

Within the literature on elites, status tends to be relatively ignored or neglected in favor of economic and political power.

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