Why I am Grateful to Government… #gratefultogovernment
I am grateful to government For air and water that is cleaner than it...
Howard I. Schwartz Ph.D.
Latest Thinking
What if the Supreme Court is Wrong About the Second Amendment?
I haven’t blogged in over a week because I was caught up reading in...
A Guy Who’s a Feminist, What’s Up With That?
There has been a lot of talk lately about young celebrity women who say...
What Have I Done for the Environment Lately? Torn About Personal and Broader Social Change
I have to confess I am torn. I’m torn by my feelings of not...
The Right to Use Arms Limited to One’s Own Property By Thomas Jefferson: Why Did the Supreme Court Pass Over This Point so Superficially?
In the swirling debate about gun sense (#gunsense) and gun rights, in which I...
The Right to Bear Arms: A Right to Conscript Individuals to Military Service in State Constitutions
In earlier blogs, I have discussed how the right to bear arms is connected...
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Did God Really Mean for Us To Overpopulate the Planet?
In Genesis 1, God commands Adam and Eve to “fruitful and multiply.”* This is...
The Market is Not My God
I am sorry. I don’t think a free market is as wonderful as so...
Hobby Lobby: The Clash Between Equality, Women’s Rights and Religious Freedom
Hobby Lobby bubbles up a fundamental tension between multiple different sets of competing core...
A Hidden Theory of Rights in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
On the eve of July 4th, it is worth pausing and considering the theory...