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** NIH DIRECTOR: ‘WE’RE ON AN
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The Atlantic
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Dr. Francis Collins speaks with EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner about the coronavirus, his faith, and an unusual friendship.
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Earlier this month, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel delivered his 19th annual William E. Simon Lecture, titled “Saint John Paul II: A Centenary Reflection on a Life of Consequence.” View a high-definition video of this event here ([link removed]) or by clicking the above image.
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** DOUBLING DOWN ON A BAD DEAL
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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The bloom is off the Chinese rose just about everywhere in the world. So it is more than disturbing that the Holy See should be doubling down on what everyone (except those directly involved in cutting it) thinks is a very bad deal between the Vatican and China. Read More ([link removed])
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** BIG GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO GET REALLY POPULAR
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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The Trump administration’s intent to ask for an $850 billion stimulus package to reduce the coronavirus’s economic impact is just the first example of the new normal. Read More ([link removed])
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** RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR ELSE
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By EPPC Resident Scholar James Bowman
The New Criterion
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The extremely low opinion, so the pollsters tell us, which Americans hold of the media could never bode well for an institution founded on the extremely high opinion the media hold of themselves. Read More ([link removed])
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** PEOPLE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
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By EPPC Fellow Luma Simms
Public Discourse
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When our conception of relationships and relationship-building is based on a vision of the human person as an atomized choice maker who forms bonds for his or her benefit, we should not wonder why institutions decay. Our institutions are in crisis because we are in an identity crisis. Read More ([link removed])
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** WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT THAT AMERICA’S GENERAL ELECTION OCCURS ON TIME
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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If the coronavirus makes a comeback in mid-September, the prospect for a delayed general election will be squarely on the table. That would be a terrible decision. Read More ([link removed])
(See also Mr. Olsen’s pieces on how the most recent Democratic debate ([link removed]) was “a truly masterful performance” by Joe Biden, and his piece on why Sen. Amy Klobuchar ([link removed]) would be Biden’s best choice for a running mate.)
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** FAREWELL TO THE PRO-LIFE DEMOCRATS
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By EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis
National Review Online
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Congressman Dan Lipinski has been ousted by a progressive challenger who attacked him for failing to support abortion on demand. Read More ([link removed])
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** AFTER THIS, VOTERS WILL TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Mona Charen
National Review Online
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President Trump has been fortunate until now — as have we all — because no crisis has happened. But the coronavirus has obliterated that lucky streak. Read More ([link removed])
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** IT’S STILL NOT BECAUSE SHE’S A WOMAN
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By EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis
National Review Online
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Elizabeth Warren’s campaign failed not because of misogyny but because she’s a dishonest, incompetent politician. Read More ([link removed])
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** ALWAYS THE ERA OF THE SAINTS
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Francis X. Maier
First Things
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Unless we reconfigure our lives to understand and act on it, the “new evangelization” will remain just another pious slogan. Read More ([link removed])
(See also Mr. Maier’s reflection ([link removed]) on why “renewing the Church in our age will not primarily be a matter of technical skill or organizational structure or material resources ... but the persuasive power of faithful lay witness.”
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** TRAUMA AND TABOO
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By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing
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The Church is sometimes better prepared to deal with sinners than she is to help those hurt and wounded by sin. Read More ([link removed])
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** CHURCHMANSHIP
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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“Churchmanship” connotes an etiquette, a once-taken-for-granted code of manners, that embodies an important truth of Catholic faith. When the etiquette crumbles, the truth can get lost amid the debris. Read More ([link removed])
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** THE NEED FOR A HUMANE IMMIGRATION DEBATE
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By EPPC Fellow Luma Simms
Law and Liberty
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The immigration restrictionists at the turn of the 20th century were driven by eugenic doctrine, and they built their arguments on racial theories. So what do we do today with this legacy of the immigration restrictionists of old? Read More ([link removed])
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** A LAST CHANCE FOR AUSTRALIAN JUSTICE
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
The Catholic World Report
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For Cardinal Pell’s sake, and for Australia’s, it must be hoped that, for once, and on its last chance, the Australian justice system will get it right. Read More ([link removed])
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