The Case of Roe v. Reason

The Constitution is not a genie that grants wishes, and the Supreme Court is not there to defer to what any majority demands.

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Pro-choice and pro-life demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2022

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The conversation surrounding the leaked Supreme Court opinion that will, if it turns out to be the actual majority opinion, overturn Roe v. Wade has done something I thought impossible: It has made our political conversation dumber.

A few bad arguments about Roe that bear considering:

Kevin D. Williamson

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Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.

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