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The Lord will be Gracious

Daily Scripture Readings Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19Isaiah 30:19-26Acts 13:16-25 I love the prophets. Many other books of the Bible appeal to me on a more accessible level, but the work of the prophets are books that really come to life the more you dig into them.…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Criminal Justice

Race and Policing on the Second Anniversary of Ferguson

To love simple narratives and binary problems is hard-wired into us. A world of stark black-and-white is nowhere near as scary as one where it’s not always clear who the good guys are. For Christians, this notion is especially appealing to us because the Divine…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Culture

Should Presidents Be Experts?

What does an elected official at the highest levels of our democracy need to know? This is a pressing issue perhaps this election year more than any other in recent memory. On the Right, many have affirmed Donald Trump’s serious character flaws and apparent lack…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Culture

Consumerism and the Church

Growing up in Southern California in the late 90s and early 2000s, popular kids wore t-shirts branded with surf and skateboard companies, regardless of whether they engaged in those activities. At the same time, going to a Christian school, some kids had cool parents who…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Law

What Did the Supreme Court Decide About the Contraception Mandate?

On May 16, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Zubik v. Burwell, the challenge to the “Contraception Mandate” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although, perhaps it’s too much to say that the Court made much of a decision. Instead, the per curiam 1 opinion undoes the…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Culture

A Letter to Those Growing Up in a Post-9/11 World

Dear Young People, Every year, I teach a group of students who are one year closer to having been born after 9/11. Already most of you have little to no living memory of the event. Sure, you learned about it in class, and you may…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Politics

Replacing Scalia

As you are doubtlessly aware, the passing of Antonin Scalia has been a major news item over the past few days. In covering this event, many news sources have jumped to the question of the strategy and politics of finding his replacement. Others have focused on remembering…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Law

The Law and Human Nature

The law is somewhat unique in that the core of the discipline — the formation, administration, and enforcement of the rules of society — involves not just the study of human nature, but the coercive management of it. In the end, the law compels action,…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Devotion & Bible Study

Through Generations

Preparing through Generations It’s a cliché observation at this point: the Christmas season seems to come earlier and earlier each year, doesn’t it? It seems the leaves are hardly off the trees before Christmas tunes are being piped through the local stores, shopping malls, and…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Articles & Essays Law

5 Legal Developments You May Have Missed in 2015

It’s that time of year again when commentators all over the internet will be making lists rounding up important and not so important trends, events, and developments from this past year. As the unofficial legal correspondent for iAt, it’s natural that I would write about…

Donald RothJuly 27, 2026

Donald Roth

The Lord will be Gracious

Race and Policing on the Second Anniversary of Ferguson

Should Presidents Be Experts?

Consumerism and the Church

What Did the Supreme Court Decide About the Contraception Mandate?

A Letter to Those Growing Up in a Post-9/11 World

Replacing Scalia

The Law and Human Nature

Through Generations

5 Legal Developments You May Have Missed in 2015

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