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Posts by James Ross Kelly

James Ross Kelly lives in Northern California next to the Sacramento River. Mr. Kelly was a long-time resident of Southern Oregon where he grew up. And the Fires We Talked About published by Uncollected Press in 2020 is Mr. Kelly’s first book of fiction. In 2024 Mr. Kelly published his third book, "Above Neil Rock," a memoir.

Ten key passages from Alito’s draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade – POLITICO


The wording of the court’s ultimate ruling and the line-up of justices who support it could change. Here are 10 important passages in the draft opinion.

Source: 10 key passages from Alito’s draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade – POLITICO

Supreme Court Sides Against Boston in Christian Flag Dispute – Route Fifty


The case centered on the First Amendment and a flagpole outside of City Hall.

Source: Supreme Court Sides Against Boston in Christian Flag Dispute – Route Fifty

The Moral Volcano | James Ross Kelly | Substack


Attempting to aggregate the disaggregate. Click to read The Moral Volcano, by James Ross Kelly, a Substack publication with hundreds of readers.

Source: The Moral Volcano | James Ross Kelly | Substack

Can Liberty University Be Saved? | The New Yorker


After Jerry Falwell, Jr.,’s ouster, some students and alumni have sought a more thorough excavation of Liberty’s values.

Source: Can Liberty University Be Saved? | The New Yorker

John Adams’ Fear Has Come to Pass – by David French


Even after the Civil War, the quick end of Union occupation of the Confederacy enabled the creation of an apartheid substate in the South. Once again, the government failed to live up the core principles of the founding. It is by God’s grace that the Jim Crow regime ended primarily as a result of the Civil Rights Movement—one of the great Christian justice movements in history—and not as the result of another convulsive civil conflict.

Source: John Adams’ Fear Has Come to Pass – by David French