Affirming Ethical Options for the Terminally Ill
Six states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws providing for “physician-assisted suicide.” Sometimes proposed as relief for patients undergoing pain and suffering, physician-assisted suicid...
11 Mar 20191h
The Next Steps for Combatting Terrorist Travel
In the past few years, the world has seen the dramatic movement of Islamist terrorists to war zones around the world. While this is not a new phenomenon, the elevated level of terrorist travel to plac...
7 Mar 201953min
Freedom and Solidarity: Why You’ve Gotta Have Both
Adam Smith has been called the “father of capitalism.” The Nobel Prize winning economist George Stigler called Smith the “high priest of self-interest.” But what did Smith really think? As a virtue et...
5 Mar 20191h 2min
At a Crossroads: The Supreme Court’s Establishment Clause Jurisprudence
Though the First Amendment’s command that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” is straightforward, the Supreme Court’s Establishment Clause jurisprudence is anything bu...
28 Feb 201959min
Modernizing the U.S. Sea-based Strategic Deterrent Force and the Need for 12 Columbia-class SSBNs
Since the first submarine strategic deterrent patrol by USS George Washington (SSBN-598) in 1960, U.S. nuclear ballistic missile submarines (or SSBNs) have provided the most survivable leg of the U.S...
27 Feb 20191h 12min
2nd Annual Jay A. Parker Lecture and Reception: A Candid Discussion on Civility
The Heritage Foundation and The Gloucester Institute present the 2nd Annual Jay A. Parker Lecture and Reception in honor of Jay A. Parker, founding father of the emerging black conservative movement. ...
20 Feb 20191h 19min
A Debate - Should the U.S. Constitution be interpreted according to its Original Public Meaning?
It was over three decades ago, when then-Attorney General Ed Meese initiated an important spirited national debate about the proper application of our most important governing document—the U.S. Consti...
19 Feb 20191h 6min
Building an Effective Approach to Terrorism Prevention
The National Security Strategy of the United States (December 2017) highlighted the need for U.S. intelligence and homeland security experts to work with law enforcement and civic leaders on terrorism...
14 Feb 20191h 1min
