Mirror of Justice
A blog devoted to the development of Catholic legal theory.
Author: Among the contributors, mostly law professors: Robert Araujo of Gonzaga University; Stephen Bainbridge of the University of California-Los Angeles (who also authors BusinessAssociationsBlog.com; Thomas Berg, Elizabeth Schlitz, Greg Sisk, Susan Stabile and Rob Vischer of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.; Patrick Brennan and Mark Sargent of Villanova University; Rick Garnett (who also contributes to Prawfsblog) and Elizabeth Kirk of the University of Notre Dame; Richard Myers of the Ave Maria School of Law; Michael Perry of Emory University; Eduardo Peñalver and Steve Shiffrin (Shiffrin also contributes to Left2Right) of Cornell University; Mike Scaperlanda of the University of Oklahoma; Richard Stith of Valparaiso Univeristy; and Amy Uelmen of Fordham University.
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Recent Posts from Mirror of Justice
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Political Slogans
I would like to follow up to Rob’s and Rick’s postings regarding the Republican Party’s slogan, “Country First.” As with any political slogan, the inquisitive observer can ask, “but what does it mean?” This is…
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Mark McKenna on abortion, Roe, and the election
My friend and colleague, Mark McKenna, sent in these thoughts, regarding some recent posts by Greg Sisk, me, and others: Rick, on your response to Tom, you write: “The problem with Roe . . .…
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The UN First?
A reader wonders whether I pulled a bait-and-switch on Rick with my complaint about McCain's "Country First" slogan: In your reply to [Rick's] post, you state "[B]ut I think slogans like these encourage our tendency…
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Bearing Witness to Life and Personal Biography
As faithful Catholics with a vocation to the law and public life, our foremost responsibility is to bear witness to the sanctity and dignity of human life at every stage. For that reason, when we…
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Why "Country First" is a dangerous slogan
I'm not so sure that the McCain campaign's embrace of the "Country First" slogan is harmless. I agree with Rick that few Americans will actually put "country" above family, faith, or friends in their day-to-day…
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Priorities
As a follow-up to Rob's and Rick's commentaries on "country first," we should consider the words of Thomas More: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first." RJA sj
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"Country first" . . . Rob's right
Rob, I agree with you. For Catholics, "country" is not, really, "first". (Does it even come before "Notre Dame"?) In a way, were the Blanshard-ites right? The Church is -- Christ is -- and has…
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"Country First"
I just finished watching tonight's GOP convention speeches, and I noticed that they were punctuated by plenty of "Country First" chants. I confess to cringing a bit. How should we, as Catholics, respond to the…
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Human nature and the tattoo culture
I knew that the whole tattoo craze had really gone mainstream this summer when my 18 year-old niece was taken to get a Christian-themed tattoo on her back by her staunchly Republican grandmother. R.R. Reno…
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Response to Tom
Tom's response to Greg and me is, as one would expect, entirely reasonable, fair, and thoughtful. I understand the desire of those "who think that Republicans have a very bad recent record on many other…