Kresta in the Afternoon

It’s important to remember that today’s decision does not make abortion illegal – it simply puts the decision back in the hands of the states and the voters. Carter Snead explains why this is a good decision.

Thousands of pro-lifers across the country are hitting the streets to celebrate today’s decision. Monica Miller joins us with a live report.

Legal experts, even those who support abortion, have long argued that Roe v Wade was poorly written and poorly decided. Clarke Forsythe explains why.

Roe vs Wade was struck down this morning by a 6-3 vote at the Supreme Court. We get legal analysis from Judge Michael Warren.

What should we make of the growing movement for “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” which we see in all areas of American life? We talk with Kishore Jayabalan.

On June 16, 1992, London's Daily Telegraph reported this astonishingly bold remark by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev: "Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind." Sadly, this line of thinking has become common today. Lawrence Reed joins us.

The cause of free enterprise is under assault from the progressive left, but are the foundations of economic truth understood well enough by those who defend a market economy? Can they withstand the assault? David Bahnsen is our guest.

Shortly after the Obergefell decision, Time Magazine declared transgenderism to be “the next great civil rights movement.” Since then, national debate has raged over whether people who identify as an opposite gender should be allowed access to locker rooms, sporting events, and more. But amid this highly politicized debate, not much time has been taken to understand the issues at hand. Jay Richards joins us.

Throughout history, Christian institutions have been huge providers of medical care. Even today, most countries have pluralistic systems of healthcare in which Christian institutions play a significant part. But increasingly there are political movements that favor moves toward socialized and/or single-payer systems with much greater state involvement, based on models that currently exist in the U.K. and Cuba. Support for such changes is growing in the U.S., including among Christians. But are such systems as good as is often suggested? Philip Booth joins us.

Why do courts, legal scholars, and other powerful actors in public life seem to misunderstand the nature of religious beliefs? We break it down with Frank Beckwith.