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** DOUBTS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL PERSONHOOD
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow Ed Whelan
First Things
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The only plausible path to imminent legal protection of the unborn has as its first step overturning Roe and restoring abortion policy to the states.
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** JUSTICE THOMAS QUESTIONS CENSORSHIP POWER OF BIG TECH ([link removed])
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“A concurrence by Justice Thomas leaves us with a tantalizing question: does the First Amendment already apply to Big Tech companies because they now have more power to suppress public speech than government?” asks EPPC Senior Fellow Roger Severino at National Review Online.
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** WHY IS JESUS STILL WOUNDED AFTER HIS RESURRECTION?
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The New York Times
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All things, even broken things, can be made new again, and sometimes they can be made even more beautiful. And they need not be hidden, in shadows or in shame. Read More ([link removed])
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** GOD'S HARSH AND DREADFUL LOVE
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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That the journey to Easter always passes through Good Friday is an annual reminder that the divine love burning its way through history is harsh and dreadful as well as compassionate and merciful. Read More ([link removed])
(See also Mr. Weigel’s piece ([link removed]) on the persecution of Jimmy Lai and other brave defenders of human rights in Hong Kong, and this video ([link removed]) of his virtual event, hosted by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, on current Vatican policy toward the People's Republic of China.)
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** GO, AND DIE FOR YOUR PEOPLE
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By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing
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A good shepherd does not abandon his sheep; he lays down his life for them. Bishops who are willing to give up everything – who are not afraid to go and die for their people – are the bishops the Church needs. Read More ([link removed])
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** JOE BIDEN'S AMERICAN GRANDSTAND
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By EPPC Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow Lance Morrow
The Wall Street Journal
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The president panders to the young, like the Dick Clark of 21st-century statesmen. Read More ([link removed])
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** DOCTORS PIONEER A WAY TO HALT UNWANTED CHEMICAL ABORTIONS
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By EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis
National Review Online
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Pro-life doctors are rallying around a new effort in the medical community: a treatment protocol that can reverse the effects of a chemical abortion before a pregnant mother loses her unborn child. Instead of helping to give women that choice, the abortion industry has come down hard against the new method. Read More ([link removed])
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** THE WALL BETWEEN CIVILIZATION AND OUR INNATE SAVAGERY IS WEAKENING
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By EPPC Postdoctoral Fellow Nathanael Blake
The Federalist
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Despite being surrounded by material abundance and wondrous gadgetry, human depravity still finds a way. Read More ([link removed])
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** JANE AUSTEN ON FILM
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By EPPC Resident Scholar James Bowman
Hillsdale College
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In a lecture hosted by the Center for Constructive Alternatives at Hillsdale College, EPPC Resident Scholar James Bowman surveys film adaptations of the works of Jane Austen. Read More ([link removed])
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** A BAPTIST AND A PRESBYTERIAN WALK INTO A...POTLUCK TO DEBATE THEONOMY: A REPLY TO JAKE MEADOR
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By EPPC Fellow Andrew T. Walker
Countermoves (Carl F.H, Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement)
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To say that the Ten Commandments are a codified expression of the natural law says nothing about which aspects of the natural law are to be enforced in civil law. Read More ([link removed])
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** ROBERT A. MUNDELL: A RENEWED APPRECIATION
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By Lehrman Institute Fellow in Economics John D. Mueller
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Even the closest friends of the late Nobel laureate Robert Mundell struggled to convey exactly why Mundell was regarded as a great economist, even by those who have disagreed with him. Read More ([link removed])
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** THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NEEDS UNION WORKERS
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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Amazon’s victory over attempts to unionize its Bessemer, Ala., warehouse surely gladdens the hearts of many anti-union Republicans. But a party that wants to be representative of America’s working class must have a more constructive reaction. Read More ([link removed])
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** BIDEN'S INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AIMS TO END SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Stanley Kurtz
National Review Online
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With the introduction of his massive, $2.3 trillion “infrastructure” bill, President Biden’s campaign to end suburban single-family zoning has begun.
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(See also Mr. Kurtz’s piece ([link removed]) on an ill-advised “action-civics” bill in Rhode Island. And on Friday at noon ET, Mr. Kurtz will take part in an online conversation on U.S. civics and history education; register for the event here ([link removed]) .)
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** TRUE ECONOMIC HEADWAY ENNOBLES THE HUMAN SPIRIT
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Francis X. Maier
Legatus
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Innovation is part of the special American genius. But real progress is never merely material; unless it also ennobles the human spirit, it isn’t “progress” at all. Read More ([link removed])
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** LIGHT FROM THE EAST
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
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Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has become one of the world’s most dynamic Catholic leaders under exceptionally challenging circumstances. Read More ([link removed])
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** AMERICA IS BECOMING LESS RELIGIOUS. THAT WON'T DEMOLISH CONSERVATISM
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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Gallup released polling data this week showing that, for the first time, a majority of Americans do not belong to a religious institution such as a church or synagogue. That change, which mirrors the dramatic rise in the number of adults having no religious preference, will likely change, but not demolish, American conservatism. Read More ([link removed])
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