God has long played a role in the history of the LeBaron family. Ervil’s ancestors were deeply involved in the controversy surrounding the Mormon Church’s stand on polygamy. Although the church once espoused polygamy, it outlawed the custom in 1890, largely because of outside pressure. But ...
Indeed, to describe freedom of speech as being about “ascertaining the truth” flies in the face of 200 years of Supreme Court precedent, which protects artistic expression, commercial speech, and free expression of all types, regardless of whether they are intended to ascertain the truth. Other...
I looked at Tippett next to Brooks on the bed. Her father died our senior year, and I wondered how being here felt for her. I remembered when she came to visit the farm over Labor Day when we were in our late 30’s. We sat down in the garden, where Mom was holding court, a g...