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A tale of two robots: How AI heals lonely seniors and harms vulnerable teens
AI companions can reduce loneliness or prove lethal depending on the details. The big difference lies in whether the machine points us back toward human…
Jun 17
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What America’s Messy Experiment in Religious Accommodation Gets Right
The fight is the point
Jun 4
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One Nation Under God? America's 250th and the Religion Question
On NPR’s 1A, I joined a timely conversation about religion, democracy, and who gets to define America’s sacred story.
May 29
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Whose Belief Counts as Religion
Muslims, Jews, Mormons, and progressive believers keep hearing the same thing: that isn't really religion
May 20
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“Rededicate 250” and the Constitutional Limits of Religious Expression
When religious expression meets political power, the constitutional line gets harder to see
May 12
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Is Islam an American Religion?
The First Amendment was written for everyone.
May 4
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Why the Court Keeps Refusing to Rule on Religion and Gay Rights
The Court took the case. It refused the question. Here is why that matters.
Apr 27
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The Last Private Place Is Your Mind. That’s Starting to Change
You don’t have to ban speech if you can read minds
Apr 20
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Can the Government Encourage Prayer?
Where the First Amendment draws the line between religion and the state
Apr 2
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Once Framed as ‘Free Speech,' Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban Was Destined to Fall
The Supreme Court majority concluded there is no separate category of ‘professional speech’ that receives less constitutional protection
Mar 31
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Is Islam a Religion Under the Law?
Texas courts may reshape how religious freedom protections are applied.
Mar 22
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Your Rights Depend on What People Believe
How rights depend on what we think happened
Jan 30
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76. When Does a Religion Case Belong to the Free Exercise Clause—or the Establishment Clause?
And why the answer shapes everything from school vouchers to yoga in gym class.
Dec 1, 2025
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75. When the Constitution Bends (and When It Hardens)
What the Free Exercise rollercoaster tells us about America today
Nov 20, 2025
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74. The Jurisprudence of Instructional Violence, pt. 2
From the Hit Man Manual to Christchurch
Oct 31, 2025
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