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** JOE BIDEN’S LAST CAMPAIGN
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By EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis
National Review
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As his party races left, the former veep struggles to catch up.
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** THE TROUBLING IDEALS
AT THE HEART OF ABORTION RIGHTS
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Equality premised on the power to end life is not true equality at all, argues ([link removed]) EPPC Fellow Erika Bachiochi in an essay for The Atlantic.
EPPC Cardinal Francis George Fellow Mary FioRito tells the story ([link removed]) of Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson, “whose name is seldom mentioned led a life that inspired all who encountered her, and her dynamic personality and rhetorical brilliance changed the mind of a president of the United States on one of the most contentious issues of the day.”
EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis explains ([link removed]) how President Trump in his State of the Union address exposed the arbitrariness of the case for unlimited abortion.
And EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen writes ([link removed]) in the Washington Post about why those who oppose abortion continue to fight.
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** AUSCHWITZ AND “INTRINSIC EVIL”
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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The lethal reality of what happened at Auschwitz-Birkenau stands in contradiction to the claim by some Catholic moral theologians—once thought marginalized but now back in business—that there are no “intrinsically evil acts.” Read More ([link removed])
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** THE STATE OF OUR UNION IS . . . ENTERTAINING
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By EPPC Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow Lance Morrow
The Wall Street Journal
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The State of the Union address brought President Trump’s high-concept politics—history as reality show or three-ring circus—to a new pitch of excitement, distraction and entertainment.
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** WE’VE SEEN THIS TRUMP BEFORE. IT’S NEVER LASTED LONG.
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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President Trump’s State of the Union address was a masterful blend of base-exciting boasts and moderate-friendly proposals. But before Republicans get too excited or Democrats too worried, let’s remember one thing: We’ve seen this tack before, and it has never lasted long. Read More ([link removed])
** HOW POPULAR IS PAID FAMILY LEAVE?
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Last week, EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen convened an event on Capitol Hill to present the findings of a new survey of American voters on paid family leave policy. Mr. Olsen and pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson discussed the political implications of the results, which showed broad bipartisan support for some form of paid family leave.
Click here ([link removed]) for a roundup of the event, which includes video, photos, and a slide show detailing the results. See also this piece ([link removed]) by EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis discussing the poll results in the context of the State of the Union address.
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** MITT ROMNEY: A MODERN MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Mona Charen
Syndicated Column
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Mitt Romney’s explanation of his vote to convict Donald Trump was reminiscent of a line from Robert Bolt’s play. Read More ([link removed])
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** A PROFILE IN COURAGE
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The Atlantic
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Senator Mitt Romney’s decision to vote to convict President Donald Trump is an extraordinary act. Read More ([link removed])
(See also Mr. Wehner’s piece ([link removed]) explaining that “the fight for the future of the Republican Party, post-Trump, will be an intense one.”)
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** TWO SECULARIZATIONS AND THE FATE OF CONSERVATISM
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Stanley Kurtz
National Review Online
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Ever since William F. Buckley’s day, the conservative movement has grown in response to the departure of secular radicals from the national consensus, first with the increasing rejection of traditional religious morality by the left, more recently with the left’s departure from core tenets of liberal democracy and its refusal to embrace our national and civilizational stories. Read More ([link removed])
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** THE WAR ON PARENTS’ RIGHTS
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By EPPC Kate O’Beirne Fellow Mary Rice Hasson
Washington Examiner
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Public schools across the country routinely invoke district “gender policies” to justify hiding information about children’s gender transitions from their parents. Read More ([link removed])
(See also Ms. Hasson’s piece ([link removed]) explaining why, “in nearly a dozen states, lawmakers are seeking to ban experimental medical treatments for children who experience gender dysphoria or who identify as transgender.”)
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** STEPPING AROUND HUMAN MISERY
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Mona Charen
Syndicated Column
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The persistence of large numbers of homeless Americans is one of the signal policy failures of the past two generations. Read More ([link removed])
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** CONSERVATIVES OWE RUSH LIMBAUGH A DEBT OF GRATITUDE
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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Talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh shocked the conservative world when he announced that he has late-stage lung cancer. He should be comforted by the fact that he changed not just his field but the world. Read More ([link removed])
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** IN SEARCH OF A SILVER BULLET
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By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing
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Catholic bishops are charged with forming the consciences of the faithful so they can carry out their responsibilities as citizens in service to justice and the common good. This requires an understanding of what the Church teaches, but it also requires both bishops and the faithful to understand the complex circumstances in which citizens must exercise their moral judgment. Read More ([link removed])
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** THE BULLIES AND THAT BOOK
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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The partisans of openness and dialogue are now telling two of Catholicism’s most distinguished sons that their views are unwelcome; that the theological and pastoral defense of clerical celibacy is an act of disloyalty to Pope Francis; and that they should just shut up. Read More ([link removed])
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