The purpose of history is to provide a mildly depressing,
reality-based narrative that helps guide future decisions.
Abortion is a complex and controversial topic. As such, I won’t
try to deal with it fully here (nor will I be arguing for or
against the legality abortion). I will, however, point out a few
issues regarding the subject in Michael J. Nellet’s “How The
Left Redefined The Term ‘Rights.’” The Fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States remains arguably one of
the most controversial, complex, and challenging pieces of
Constitutional text. In this second part of my series on typical
problems in lay readings of the Constitution, I will focus on
the question of the freedom of religion in Michael J. Nellet’s
“How The Left Redefined The Term ‘Rights.’” There are many
challenges when lay people “read” the U.S. Constitution. To
illustrate some of these challenges, I think it’s useful and
instructive to critique a specific analysis of the Constitution.
During the 1960s, left-leaning critic