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** CLARENCE THOMAS, LIVING PROOF
OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
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By EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis
National Review Online
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A new PBS documentary, Created Equal, shows how Justice Thomas went from abject poverty to his seat on the Supreme Court.
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** CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND THE
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The intransigence of our political divisions, even between and among Catholics, is a good place to begin thinking about the importance of truly Catholic education for both the Church and the nation, writes ([link removed]) EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White.

America’s COVID-19 relief efforts should support the educational choices of all families and work to save Catholic schools, argue ([link removed]) EPPC Kate O’Beirne Fellow Mary Rice Hasson and Theresa Farnan.

And EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis makes the case ([link removed]) that it’s time “for Congress to finally create a federal program providing vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, or education-savings accounts to families.”

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** INTERVIEW: GEORGE WEIGEL ON POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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Among his vast contributions as a philosopher, theologian, and leader in the Catholic Church, John Paul II was a vigorous defender of religious freedom throughout his life. Read More ([link removed])

(See here ([link removed]) for a roundup of George Weigel’s commentary and appearances related to St. John Paul II’s centenary.)

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** WHAT A MASKLESS TRUMP SAYS ABOUT HIS REELECTION STRATEGY
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post

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The Memorial Day activities of President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden signified more than their honoring of fallen soldiers. Their decisions to wear or not wear masks may foreshadow a looming battle line in the fall election: risk tolerance. Read More ([link removed])

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** THE OTHER GREAT WAR
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By EPPC Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow Lance Morrow
City Journal

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Rudyard Kipling’s World War I-era book contains surreal and haunting similarities to today’s pandemic. Read More ([link removed])

(See also Mr. Morrow’s piece ([link removed]) in the Wall Street Journal on the virtues of giving oneself a haircut.)

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** JONATHAN HAIDT IS TRYING TO HEAL AMERICA’S DIVISIONS
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The Atlantic

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The psychologist shares his thoughts on the pandemic, polarization, and politics. Read More ([link removed])

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** THE STORY OF RUTH
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By EPPC Tikvah Visiting Fellow Devorah Goldman
The American Interest

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A beautiful exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum explores what this ancient figure can teach us about loyalty and redemption. Read More ([link removed])

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** THE ANATOMY OF A PATHOLOGY
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
The Catholic World Report

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Those who imagined that the sliming of Cardinal George Pell would stop as of April 7, when a unanimous decision of the High Court of Australia acquitted him of “historical sexual abuse,” did not reckon with the climate of venomous hatred that has surrounded Pell for decades, fouling Australia’s public life, legal system, and politics in the process. Read More ([link removed])

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** BIRD-WATCHING WHILE BLACK
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Mona Charen
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The shameful racist incident in Central Park can still end in grace. Read More ([link removed])

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** COMMUNIST CHINA IS SHOWING ITS TRUE COLORS. IT MUST NOT GO UNPUNISHED.
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post

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If China wants Hong Kong to be treated as a simple Chinese province, then the United States should return the favor and end Hong Kong’s special trade preferences. Read More ([link removed])

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** WHAT DOES CONSERVATISM MEAN AFTER THE IRAQ WAR?
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By EPPC Fellow Luma Simms
The American Conservative

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An Iraqi-American reflects on the impact of the war in Iraq on Christians in the country and conservatism in America. Read More ([link removed])

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** IS HOLOCAUST DENIAL CONSERVATIVE NOW?
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Mona Charen
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President Trump’s no-enemies-to-the-right mentality has made it impossible for the right to police itself. Read More ([link removed])

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** EXTRAORDINARY EVANGELIZATION IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column

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Evangelization, which must always include the witness of caring for the Master’s lost sheep, is the new normal in the Catholic Church. Read More ([link removed])

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** AMERICA ENTERS A JACQUES RUEFF MOMENT
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By EPPC Lehrman Institute Fellow in Economics John D. Mueller
The New York Sun

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As President Trump charts his course back to prosperity, the confusing economic situation is signaling that the best sage for him to consult would be Jacques Rueff. Read More ([link removed])

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** THE PRO-LIFE CAUSE DOESN’T REST ON JANE ROE’S SHOULDERS
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By EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis
National Review Online

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There are reasons to doubt new claims about Norma McCorvey’s activism, but in any case her conversion isn’t the heart of the pro-life movement. Read More ([link removed])

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** JOE BIDEN MAY TALK FROM THE CENTER. BUT HE WOULD LIKELY GOVERN FROM THE LEFT.
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post

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Joe Biden’s announcement that he will revoke permits for the Keystone XL pipeline if elected is more than just bad energy policy. It’s yet another sign that the former vice president will talk to the center but govern from the left. Read More ([link removed])

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** THE MALIGNANT CRUELTY OF DONALD TRUMP
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The Atlantic

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The president is defaming the memory of a woman who died nearly 20 years ago—and inflicting pain upon her family today. Read More ([link removed])

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** GAMES INTELLECTUALS PLAY
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column

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The proponents of a confessionally Catholic state as the optimum form of government are small in number. But they’ve demonstrated an impressive ability to rile up the debate about the current American political situation, and about Catholic social doctrine generally, so a few questions are in order. Read More ([link removed])

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