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September 1, 2023
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Is Limited Government the Best Pro-Family Policy?
Patrick T. Brown
Institute for Family Studies
Conservatives and libertarians have seen their marriage of convenience wax and wane over the decades. The “fusionism” of National Review’s Frank Meyer sought to harness the limited-government energies of the libertarian right with the religious and moral vision of mainstream conservatives, and racked up meaningful political victories. In the early 2010s, some predicted a “libertarian moment” was going to permanently shift the political right.
Instead, the pivot has gone in the opposite direction. A post-2016 political right has become much more interested in using state power to advance its ideals and ideas, breaking decisively away from the goal of making government small enough to “drown it in a bathtub.” Conservatives, who tend to prize social stability and tradition, now seem as apt to lob rhetorical bombs towards libertarians who seek to maximize individual autonomy and dynamism as towards their traditional adversaries on the left.
These divides play out in a new report on pro-family policy from the Cato Institute, which lays bare real fault lines between a conservative and libertarian approach to supporting families. But it also highlights areas where the well-worn “fusionist” approach can still, within limits, meaningfully make life better for parents.
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Carl Trueman writes in WORLD Opinions about our culture's loneliness epidemic and the Christian antidote ([link removed]) .
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Also for WORLD, Andrew T. Walker calls out GOP candidates for their abortion evasions ([link removed]) during last week's debate.
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In his column this week, George Weigel praises the heroic resolve of Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk ([link removed]) .
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For The Catholic Thing, Francis X. Maier writes about what makes for poor church leadership ([link removed]) .
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And in his column for the Washington Post, Henry Olsen warns that Trump may be vulnerable to waning Evangelical support ahead of the Iowa Caucus ([link removed]) .
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Carrie Gress appeared First Things' "Conversations with Mark Bauerlin" podcast ([link removed]) discussing her new book, The End of Women: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us.
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** Erika Bachiochi on Life Issues After Roe
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Erika Bachiochi spoke with EWTN News President Montse Alvarado ([link removed]) about the status of life issues after the overturn of Roe—and how providing for mothers and their babies is a matter of justice.
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** CRT, Homeschooling, and Parental Rights
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On the Edify podcast, Mary FioRito spoke with Brian Echevarria ([link removed]) about how CRT twists history, why he and his wife decided to homeschool their kids, and why he ran for office
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Next Thursday, September 7th, Clare Morell will participate in an online panel hosted by the Federalist Society ([link removed]) examining the complex legal and ethical implications of enacting age verification requirements for access to social media and adult websites.
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In the latest episode of Beyond the Polls ([link removed]) , Henry Olsen talks with Politico’s Steven Shepard about Hurricane Idalia’s effect on Ron DeSantis’ campaign, discusses the Iowa Caucus with Brianne Pfannenstiel of The Des Moines Register, and reviews last week's GOP debate with Ramesh Ponnuru.
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In the first installment of a two-part conversation ([link removed]) , Aaron Rothstein is joined by Dr. Norman Doidge, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Aaron and Norman discuss the mind-body problem and how the brain’s ability to change provides a different perspective to the age-old debate.
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