The Narthex
True and False Abortion History
It’s not true that abortion was unregulated in America before 1821
By John M. Grondelski | April 11th 2024 2:35 PMMuch wailing and gnashing of teeth followed the Arizona Supreme Court's recent upholding of the state’s 1864 abortion act. The wailers' false narrative asks: How can we be governed by a 160-year-old law? If you listen to abortionists, they will try to spin a fake history of abortion law, originally…
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Once upon a time, stamps were miniature civics lessons, especially for collectors
By John M. Grondelski | October 25th 2023 3:00 PMLots of people bemoan the demise of civics. They argue that recovering civics might be a first step in recovering civility, a friendlier if not shared political discourse versus our contemporary polarization. There have even been government efforts -- state and federal -- to introduce mandatory civics education. Some critics…
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