![]() ![]() In response, a new book by Luke Sheahan, Why Associations Matter: The Case for First Amendment Pluralism, has provided a theoretical basis for jurisprudence that could protect the freedom of association and the rights of associations. For years the Court either has set it aside or subsumed it within other rights-rather than protect it for its own sake-an effort that culminated in the case of Christian Legal Society v. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has progressively dismantled legal protections for this constitutional freedom. ![]() We rely on others to be fully ourselves, and this disease-induced isolation reminds us how precious the freedom to associate with others is. Whether in our casual participation in pick-up soccer or rec league softball, or in our intimate friendships and sacred religious observances, our relationships with others define and reveal our being. We are not ourselves without others, because our individuality is rooted in our relationships. A gregarious fellow, alone in a tiny apartment, presumably has it worse than a reserved man at home with his family, a couple of dogs, an extensive personal library, a walkable neighborhood, and a well-stocked drinks cabinet.īut though the burdens of lockdown are unequally distributed, we all feel the curtailment of our social life and activities. Many find it difficult to bear the isolation that the disease has imposed-to different degrees, of course. The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated a truth taught by preachers and philosophers since ancient times: man is a social being, and it is not good for him to be alone. ![]()
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