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September 4, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Luma Simms: If You Don’t Find Your Identity in a Family, You’ll Look For It in the Primal Screams of Identity Politics

With Primal Screams: How The Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics, Mary Eberstadt rounds out her insightful analysis of the sexual revolution w If You Don’t Find Your Identity in a Family, You’ll Look For It in the Primal Screams of Identity Politics Septem…

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September 3, 2019 at 11:04 AM

S. Adam Seagrave: The 3395 Project: American National Identity Includes Both the Ideals of 1776 and the Legacy of 1619

Much of the criticism heaped upon the New York Times’ 1619 Project has stemmed from its avowed intention to “reframe the country’s history.” In partic The 3395 Project: American National Identity Includes Both the Ideals of 1776 and the Legacy of 1619 September 02…

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September 2, 2019 at 11:04 AM

John M. Breen and Lee J. Strang: An All-American Story, An All-American Priest

Father Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C.’s, excellent biography of Father Theodore Hesburgh, American Priest, shows a man of great faith and great ambition An All-American Story, An All-American Priest September 01, 2019 | by John M. Breen and Lee J. Strang Father Theo…

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August 30, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Mark Regnerus: Graduate Students: Don’t Wait for Tenure to Enjoy Your Life

There is plenty to lament about the life of the contemporary graduate student in America. It’s depressing. It’s poverty-level wages…even after the PhD Graduate Students: Don’t Wait for Tenure to Enjoy Your Life August 29, 2019 | by Mark Regnerus Don’t delay your l…

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August 29, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Margaret S. Chisolm, MD: The True Purpose of Medicine: Advice for Medical Students

Someone once asked anthropologist Margaret Mead, “What is the first evidence of civilization?” Mead thought for a moment and answered, “A healed femur The True Purpose of Medicine: Advice for Medical Students August 28, 2019 | by Margaret S. Chisolm, MD As you ent…

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August 28, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Maura Shea: Back to School: Tips and Resources for Teachers

In my years of teaching and instructional coaching, I noticed an odd but consistent pattern in both myself and my colleagues. As they prepare for thei Back to School: Tips and Resources for Teachers August 27, 2019 | by Maura Shea New teachers need concrete exampl…

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August 27, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Richard W. Garnett: Some Thoughts for New Law Students

There is no shortage of advice, guides, warnings, and how-to’s for people preparing to study law. This fall, around 40,000 new students will show up a Some Thoughts for New Law Students August 26, 2019 | by Richard W. Garnett Law students shouldn’t be content with…

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August 26, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Undergrads, Hang On to Your Prejudices—Some of Them, Anyway

In his 1987 book The Closing of the American Mind, the late Allan Bloom wrote of a debate he once had with a psychology professor when he taught at Co Undergrads, Hang On to Your Prejudices—Some of Them, Anyway August 25, 2019 | by Matthew J. Franck Some prejudice…

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August 23, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Kelly Hanlon: God or Government: What an Economy of “Nones” May Mean for Our Future

What happens when a growing percentage of the population no longer identifies with any religion? What happens when the “nones” outnumber the religious God or Government: What an Economy of “Nones” May Mean for Our Future August 22, 2019 | by Kelly Hanlon G.K. Ches…

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August 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM

R.J. Snell: The Nones: Education without Divinity or Selfhood

The statistics indicate that there are as many Americans with no religion as there are Evangelicals or Catholics. Those with weak or “cultural” religi The Nones: Education without Divinity or Selfhood August 21, 2019 | by R.J. Snell If questions of ultimate meanin…

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August 21, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Matthew J. Franck: Too Many Abraham Lincolns

In 1846, while running for the only term he would serve in the US House of Representatives, Abraham Lincoln had to respond to the talk going around hi Too Many Abraham Lincolns August 20, 2019 | by Matthew J. Franck Like Abraham Lincoln, a growing number of our yo…

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August 20, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Mark Regnerus: How the Rise in Unreligious Americans affects Sex and Marriage: Comparative Evidence from New Survey Data

Growth in the number of Americans who profess no religious affiliation cannot but affect the institution of the family, built as it is on the marital How the Rise in Unreligious Americans affects Sex and Marriage: Comparative Evidence from New Survey Data August …

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August 19, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Nathaniel Peters: The Rise of the Nones

Roughly one fifth of Americans, and one third of young Americans, are what the Pew Research Center has dubbed “Nones,” people who claim no religious a The Rise of the Nones August 18, 2019 | by Nathaniel Peters The rise in numbers of people with no religious affil…

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August 18, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Richard M. Doerflinger: Assisted Suicide: The Ethics, the Laws, and the Dangers

The first law in the United States allowing physicians to prescribe a drug overdose so patients can kill themselves was approved by Oregon voters in 1 Assisted Suicide: The Ethics, the Laws, and the Dangers August 17, 2019 | by Richard M. Doerflinger The people mo…

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August 16, 2019 at 11:07 AM

Francesca Aran Murphy: Johnny Tremain: One of My Favorite Books

I read my brother’s copy of Johnny Tremain when I was between eight and nine years old. As I did with so many of his books, I enraged him by drawing c Johnny Tremain: One of My Favorite Books August 15, 2019 | by Francesca Aran Murphy Johnny Tremain is a liminal s…

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August 15, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Christopher M. Reilly: Renewing Reason in Our Local Communities

Nothing puts the struggles of one’s own life in perspective better than watching your peers succumb to despair. Until the turn of the twenty-first cen Renewing Reason in Our Local Communities August 14, 2019 | by Christopher M. Reilly If we want to rebuild our cou…

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August 14, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Nathan Pinkoski: Hannah Arendt: Thinking Pariah

Every great thinker is subject to misrepresentation. Yet, perhaps because the political traditions of the twentieth century are so close to our own, e Hannah Arendt: Thinking Pariah August 13, 2019 | by Nathan Pinkoski Hannah Arendt has been unjustly transformed i…

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August 13, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Tomás Henríquez: A Storm Is Brewing in the Americas

The modern history of the western hemisphere―and especially of Central and South America―is deeply marked by the scourge of dictatorships and by the s A Storm Is Brewing in the Americas August 12, 2019 | by Tomás Henríquez A sexual orientation discrimination case …

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August 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo: El Paso, the President, and the “Invaders”

On August 3, Patrick Crusius shot and killed twenty-two people in a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, in the name of ethnocentric nationalism. On Aug El Paso, the President, and the “Invaders” August 11, 2019 | by Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo Is it any surprise that …

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August 10, 2019 at 11:04 AM

John Thomas: A Call to Renewed Fidelity

“A simple life of work and prayer in a particular place among a beloved people is all that God’s people need aspire to,” writes Jake Meador in his new A Call to Renewed Fidelity August 09, 2019 | by John Thomas Jake Meador calls Christians to a humbler approach to…

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August 9, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Gerard T. Mundy: On Residential City Streets, People Are More Important Than Parking

In a world suffering from pernicious individualism, innovative and bold ideas are necessary if government is to help communities encourage, and be on On Residential City Streets, People Are More Important Than Parking August 08, 2019 | by Gerard T. Mundy Whole bl…

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August 8, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Walt Heyer: Diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria—Too General and Too Much Harm

The diagnosis of gender dysphoria—defined as a conflict between a person’s physical sex and the one with which he/she identifies—is so general t Diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria—Too General and Too Much Harm August 07, 2019 | by Walt Heyer The diagnosis of gender dys…

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August 7, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Glenn Moots: Ferris Bueller’s Vacation Vocation

In an attempt to confront the student loan debt bubble, most Democratic presidential candidates have promised some variant of “free” college, and Repu Ferris Bueller’s Vacation Vocation August 06, 2019 | by Glenn Moots John Hughes’s classic film, Ferris Bueller’s …

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August 6, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Karen Taliaferro: Between Gods and Men: Natural Law and Religious Pluralism

During an afternoon tea break at a small conference in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, my Muslim Berber colleagues and I managed to arrive at the thor Between Gods and Men: Natural Law and Religious Pluralism August 05, 2019 | by Karen Taliaferro Only natural law …

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August 5, 2019 at 11:07 AM

James E. Hartley: Immigration: Can We Talk About This?

Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The Immigration: Can We Talk About This? August 04, 2019 | by James E. Hartley How do we determine the right level of…

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August 2, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Sarah Horgan: When Impressions Supplant Reality: The Reign of Ironic Memes

Are your children burdensome? Wish they weren’t such a strain on your finances, sex life, and independence? Are you struggling to eat because your kid When Impressions Supplant Reality: The Reign of Ironic Memes August 01, 2019 | by Sarah Horgan With the help of m…

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August 1, 2019 at 11:07 AM

Scott Yenor: Social Science Is Not Enough

Debates over the science of marriage and happiness are really about whether marriage is best understood as a vehicle for individual growth or as a com Social Science Is Not Enough July 31, 2019 | by Scott Yenor All the science in the world does not answer the deep…

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July 31, 2019 at 11:08 AM

Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo: On Conservative Women’s Conspicuous Absence from Political Discourse

Lately, commentators have been asking where the female voices are in the new debates facing American conservatives. In the New York Times, Helen Andre On Conservative Women’s Conspicuous Absence from Political Discourse July 30, 2019 | by Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo …

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July 30, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Colin J. Smothers: Pro-Lifers Should Be Wary of Empty Pro-Life Rhetoric

Fifty million. That’s the number of innocent American babies aborted—starved, poisoned, or dismembered, perhaps even sold for parts—since the infamous Pro-Lifers Should Be Wary of Empty Pro-Life Rhetoric July 29, 2019 | by Colin J. Smothers Pro-life Democrat Micha…

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July 29, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Ben R. Crenshaw: The Misery of Democratic Socialism

Socialism is on the rise again, both among American youth and among leadership in the Democratic party and the progressive political movement. But ins The Misery of Democratic Socialism July 28, 2019 | by Ben R. Crenshaw Bernie Sanders has openly declared “democra…

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July 26, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Daniel Mark: Judaism, Natural Law, and the Achievement of David Novak

Among the various strands of Judaism, Modern Orthodoxy distinctively attempts to combine traditionalism and worldliness. This is one of its defining f Judaism, Natural Law, and the Achievement of David Novak July 25, 2019 | by Daniel Mark David Novak is the only p…

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July 25, 2019 at 11:07 AM

Haley Stewart: Can We Justify Bringing Children into This Dark World?

A wise priest once told me that, in this day and age, having children seems like an act of insanity. It appears foolishly audacious, he said, to bring Can We Justify Bringing Children into This Dark World? July 24, 2019 | by Haley Stewart BirthStrikers protest cli…

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July 24, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Brian Domitrovic: Bretton Woods and Our Current Economic Distemper

Among the many aspects of individual and family life over which the state gained control during the first half of the twentieth century was the realm Bretton Woods and Our Current Economic Distemper July 23, 2019 | by Brian Domitrovic If we want to revive the era…

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July 23, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Luma Simms: Immigration and the Desire for Rootedness

Luma Simms discussed a conservative approach to immigration at the National Conservation Conference. Immigration and the Desire for Rootedness July 22, 2019 | by Luma Simms National conservatives need to help create an America that knows who she …

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July 23, 2019 at 11:08 AM

Ryan J. Marr: Newman Contra Liberalism: Conscience, Authority, and the Infidelity of the Future

In February of this year, news came from Rome that Pope Francis had cleared the way for the canonization of John Henry Newman (1801–1890), the celebra Newman Contra Liberalism: Conscience, Authority, and the Infidelity of the Future July 22, 2019 | by Ryan J. Marr…

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July 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Serena Sigillito: Should Social Conservatives Embrace Nationalism?

“Nationalism” is a bit like “feminism.” Both terms are widely used, yet no one seems to agree on exactly what they mean. The organizer of last week’s Should Social Conservatives Embrace Nationalism? July 21, 2019 | by Serena Sigillito Could a new national conserv…

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July 19, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Stephanie Barclay: “Do No Harm”: Not As Simple As It Sounds

This spring, members of Congress introduced a bill called the “Do No Harm Act,” which would remove statutory religious liberty protections for actions “Do No Harm”: Not As Simple As It Sounds July 18, 2019 | by Stephanie Barclay The “Do No Harm” Act would gut the …

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July 18, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Carson Holloway: Sailing on the Ship of Fools

In this time of deep political divisions, it is nice to be reminded that Americans agree on at least one important thing. Regrettably, the point of ag Sailing on the Ship of Fools July 17, 2019 | by Carson Holloway The values America’s elites cherish are not the i…

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July 17, 2019 at 11:08 AM

Julia: Redemption Revisited

Grotesque is the word that came to mind as the girl dragged her feet through the doors of the grimy clinic. She shuddered, feeling a strange chill on Redemption Revisited July 16, 2019 | by Julia I had done This Thing for the simple reason that I felt I couldn’t …

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July 16, 2019 at 11:07 AM

Stefano Gennarini: Can Unalienable Rights Be Rescued from Human Rights?

One week ago, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rolled out the US Commission on Unalienable Rights. The Commission is being formed to help rescue human r Can Unalienable Rights Be Rescued from Human Rights? July 15, 2019 | by Stefano Gennarini Can the US Commission o…

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July 15, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Patrick Garry: Student Loan Crisis Is a Conservative Opportunity

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are right about one thing: student college loan debt is out of hand. It’s threatening the futures of young people. Student Loan Crisis Is a Conservative Opportunity July 14, 2019 | by Patrick Garry Bernie Sanders has done a favo…

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July 14, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Jane Robbins: The Cracks in the Edifice of Transgender Totalitarianism

“What we live through, in any age, is the effect on us of mass emotions and of social conditions from which it is almost impossible to detach ourselve The Cracks in the Edifice of Transgender Totalitarianism July 13, 2019 | by Jane Robbins The transgender castle t…

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July 12, 2019 at 11:12 AM

Susan Martin: Conscience, Fertility, and Holocaust Education

As a young girl, from 1975 to 1982 I attended a school founded by the Quaker community. There, the inviolability of individual conscience was prized b Conscience, Fertility, and Holocaust Education July 11, 2019 | by Susan Martin Strange as it may sound, the Holoc…

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July 11, 2019 at 11:11 AM

Daniel Philpott: Secretary Pompeo: Don’t Forget that Human Rights Depend on Natural Law

On July 8, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a Commission on Unalienable Rights, charging it with the task of rethinking the foundations of huma Secretary Pompeo: Don’t Forget that Human Rights Depend on Natural Law July 10, 2019 | by Daniel Philpott When th…

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July 10, 2019 at 11:12 AM

Charles J. Chaput: Building A Culture of Religious Freedom

Back in April, Gerard Baker, the Wall Street Journal’s editor at large, wrote a column called “Persecuted Christians And Their Quiescent Leaders” that Building A Culture of Religious Freedom July 09, 2019 | by Charles J. Chaput Serve the poor. Help the weak. Prote…

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