That makes as little sense as saying you personally oppose homicide more generally, but you shouldn’t impose that moral view on others because “separation of church and state.” Catholics Are Not Alone ...

The political philosopher Baron de Montesquieu famously wrote that the key to establishing a free government is dividing its authority between three branches which create, enforce and interpret law.

While Judge Amy Barrett awaits Senate confirmation as a Justice of the Supreme Court, there has been a drumbeat of editorials attacking her as a threat to the separation of church and state. This is ...

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The theory of separation of powers is rooted in the idea that the concentration of powers – the obverse of the separation of ...

Feeling the Squeeze? It Might Be the High Price of Ignoring the Deficit Audio By Carbonatix This foundational constitutional principle could use a comeback. Editor’s Note: The following is the ninth ...

In 1947, the U. S. Supreme Court decided the case of Everson v. Board of Education and thereby officially enshrined into American constitutional law the principle of separation of church and state.

In the recent firing of Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders displayed a troubling disregard for the principle of separation of powers, a cornerstone of healthy democracies.