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March 17, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Adam J. MacLeod: What We’ll Learn about Civil Society, Family, and Technology from Coronavirus

We officially have a novel virus pandemic. The President has declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The American people—w What We’ll Learn about Civil Society, Family, and Technology from Coronavirus March 17, 2020 | by Adam J. MacLeod…

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March 16, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Paul Dirks: The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans

Currently a bill to ban “conversion therapy” is being considered in the Canadian Senate (Bill C-8), as well as in multiple states in the US. Unfortuna The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans March 16, 2020 | by Paul Dirks Research over the last decade…

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March 13, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Luma Simms: People and Their Relationships

I believe we create human relationships out of necessity and desire. We create relationships for utility, for pleasure, and for virtue. We create them People and Their Relationships March 13, 2020 | by Luma Simms When our conception of relationships and relationsh…

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March 12, 2020 at 11:03 AM

The CanaVox State and International Leaders: Tips for Talking to Your Kids about Sex: The High School Years

Once in high school, many young people desire to start dating or having romantic relationships. It’s good for parents to offer teens a more advanced u Tips for Talking to Your Kids about Sex: The High School Years March 12, 2020 | by The CanaVox State and Internat…

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March 11, 2020 at 11:06 AM

Daniel DiSalvo: Progress Revisited

Much ink has been spilled over whether the Progressive Era of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a pivot point in the development o Progress Revisited March 11, 2020 | by Daniel DiSalvo Much ink has been spilled over whether the Progressive Era …

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March 10, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Nathanael Blake: Conservative Liberalism, Liberal Despotism: Part 2

Is American conservatism the guardian of liberal ideology? Some factions in the Right’s current debates assert that the American Founding was based on Conservative Liberalism, Liberal Despotism: Part 2 March 10, 2020 | by Nathanael Blake Liberal doctrines necessar…

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March 9, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Nathanael Blake: Conservative Liberalism, Liberal Despotism: Part 1

American conservatives seem stuck with liberalism. We are citizens of the original liberal democracy, so it seems we must be liberal if we wish to pre Conservative Liberalism, Liberal Despotism: Part 1 March 09, 2020 | by Nathanael Blake An oddity about our curren…

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March 6, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Howard L. Muncy: Subjects Matter: It Is Past Time to Rescue the Study of History from Its Present Decline

The recent coverage of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial revealed a systemic problem that Americans routinely acknowledge but do little to co Subjects Matter: It Is Past Time to Rescue the Study of History from Its Present Decline March 06, 2020 | by Howa…

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March 5, 2020 at 12:04 PM

The CanaVox State and International Leaders: Tips for Talking to Your Kids about Sex: The Middle School Years

Early teens (ages twelve to fifteen) experience powerful changes in their bodies, which lead them to pay more attention to their anatomy. Some become Tips for Talking to Your Kids about Sex: The Middle School Years March 05, 2020 | by The CanaVox State and Intern…

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March 4, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Jorge Jraissati: Venezuela’s Alleged Economic Recovery: The Truth behind the Misleading Narrative

From its economic collapse to its political crisis, the precarious situation in Venezuela has been widely covered by media outlets around the world. T Venezuela’s Alleged Economic Recovery: The Truth behind the Misleading Narrative March 04, 2020 | by Jorge Jraiss…

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March 3, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Samuel Gregg: The Post-Liberal Right: The Good, the Bad, and the Perplexing

Since 2016, much of the American right has been preoccupied with the liberalism wars. Whether they question aspects of the American Founding, express The Post-Liberal Right: The Good, the Bad, and the Perplexing March 03, 2020 | by Samuel Gregg While the post-lib…

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March 2, 2020 at 12:05 PM

Adam J. MacLeod: Essences or Intersectionality: Understanding Why We Can’t Understand Each Other

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren threw kerosene on the culture war’s embers with a recent quip about marriage. An official for a sexual-identit Essences or Intersectionality: Understanding Why We Can’t Understand Each Other March 02, 2020 | by Adam J. MacLe…

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February 28, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Elayne Allen: Faith, Doubt, and Self-Delusion: A Tale of Two Feminists

Until recently, Jia Tolentino and Abigail Rine Favale had a lot in common. Both well-educated women identified as pro-choice. As progressives, they fe Faith, Doubt, and Self-Delusion: A Tale of Two Feminists February 28, 2020 | by Elayne Allen We are all faced wit…

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February 27, 2020 at 12:03 PM

The CanaVox State and International Leaders: Tips for Talking to Your Kids about Sex: The Elementary School Years

A child’s education about sex begins from an early age, and as a parent, you are in the best position to teach your own children. We recommend a layer Tips for Talking to Your Kids about Sex: The Elementary School Years February 27, 2020 | by The CanaVox State and…

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February 26, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Howard Slugh: A Religious Liberty Ruling That Might Surprise You

On January 31, 2020, a U.S. district court in Arizona held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) protects the rights of religiously moti A Religious Liberty Ruling That Might Surprise You February 26, 2020 | by Howard Slugh Thanks to the Religious Fr…

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February 25, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Joel Pidel: Making the Case for Traditional Architecture

Earlier this month, a leaked draft of an executive order titled “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” which called for the use of classical and tr Making the Case for Traditional Architecture February 25, 2020 | by Joel Pidel The leaked draft executive order “…

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February 24, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Nathanael Blake: The Long Autumn of Our Content

What if winter isn’t coming? Ross Douthat’s new book, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success, offers the dour proposition The Long Autumn of Our Content February 24, 2020 | by Nathanael Blake Ross Douthat’s depiction of our society in …

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February 23, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Hadley Arkes and Robert T. Miller: Friends Clashing—Yet One More Time—On Free Speech

Hadley Arkes writes: Once more unto the breach! I’m afraid that my ever dearer friend, Robert Miller, is as tenacious as I am in not letting go of an Friends Clashing—Yet One More Time—On Free Speech February 23, 2020 | by Hadley Arkes and Robert T. Miller Hadley…

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February 21, 2020 at 12:10 PM

T.A. Cavanaugh: Truth, Euphemism, and Physician-Assisted Suicide

In his classic comedy routine entitled “They Are Only Words,” George Carlin lampoons Americans’ tendency toward euphemism. He says: You can’t be Truth, Euphemism, and Physician-Assisted Suicide February 21, 2020 | by T.A. Cavanaugh Physician-assisted suicide pithi…

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February 20, 2020 at 12:06 PM

Anthony Barr: Speaking with the Barbarians: Maritain, MacIntyre, and Christendom

Are the dreaded barbarians coming? Are they already at the gate? Or are they already within and among us? In the concluding paragraph of his magnum op Speaking with the Barbarians: Maritain, MacIntyre, and Christendom February 20, 2020 | by Anthony Barr Contempora…

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February 19, 2020 at 12:09 PM

Anna Bonta Moreland and Dr. Thomas W. Smith: Humanistic Education for Today’s Students

They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity; in the case of the contemporary academy, they couldn’t be more wrong. In any given week n Humanistic Education for Today’s Students February 18, 2020 | by Anna Bonta Moreland and Dr. Thomas W. Smith Through the stor…

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February 18, 2020 at 12:09 PM

James E. Hartley: Is Economic Analysis Just a Weapon in Public Policy Wars?

How Public Policy Became War, a recent book by David Davenport and Gordon Lloyd, documents one of the reasons why political debate has degenerated ove Is Economic Analysis Just a Weapon in Public Policy Wars? February 17, 2020 | by James E. Hartley In a war, you k…

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February 17, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Paul Dirks: Transition as Treatment: The Best Studies Show the Worst Outcomes

The treatment for this particular disorder is severe: lifelong experimental medicalization, sterilization, and complete removal of healthy body parts— Transition as Treatment: The Best Studies Show the Worst Outcomes February 16, 2020 | by Paul Dirks A pattern beg…

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February 14, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Randall Otto: Science, Sex, and Suicide

Scientific American started off the new year—the publication’s 175th—with an editorial that unintentionally demonstrates the reality that science is n Science, Sex, and Suicide February 13, 2020 | by Randall Otto Why would Scientific American urge a ban on therapi…

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February 13, 2020 at 12:06 PM

Cory D. Higdon: “Peaceable and Just . . . Notwithstanding Their Spiritual Whoredoms”: Roger Williams, Civility, and the Freedom of Conscience

The political climate over the past few years has left some Americans from every corner of the spectrum united in one desire: for a return to civility “Peaceable and Just . . . Notwithstanding Their Spiritual Whoredoms”: Roger Williams, Civility, and the Freedom o…

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February 12, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Samuel Gregg: Markets, the State, and the Imperative of Culture

The economist Tyler Cowen is someone whom I always read with interest. Like others, I found one of Cowen’s more recent essays, “What Libertarianism Ha Markets, the State, and the Imperative of Culture February 11, 2020 | by Samuel Gregg Free markets and a limited …

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February 11, 2020 at 12:09 PM

Gerard V. Bradley: Moral Truth and Constitutional Conservatism

“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty Moral Truth and Constitutional Conservatism February 10, 2020 | by Gerard V. Bradley The Constitution itself dire…

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February 10, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Ligia De Jesus Castaldi: The 17+ Women in El Salvador: A Case of Infanticide Impunity in the Name of Abortion Rights

Decriminalization of infanticide seems to be the next frontier in pro-abortion advocacy, both nationally and internationally. The Center for Reproduct The 17+ Women in El Salvador: A Case of Infanticide Impunity in the Name of Abortion Rights February 09, 2020 | b…

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February 7, 2020 at 12:07 PM

David Dollahite, Loren D. Marks and Hal Boyd: The Best Practices—and Benefits—of Religious Parenting

Surveying the growing body of social science research helps bring greater clarity to the complex, and largely beneficial, interactions between religio The Best Practices—and Benefits—of Religious Parenting February 06, 2020 | by David Dollahite, Loren D. Marks and…

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February 6, 2020 at 12:06 PM

Matthew A. Shadle: Understanding the Right to Privacy in the Age of Big Data

Contemporary social life depends on both sharing one’s personal information and exercising discretion in protecting personal information that has been Understanding the Right to Privacy in the Age of Big Data February 05, 2020 | by Matthew A. Shadle The Christian …

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February 5, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Mark Movsesian: The Supreme Court Is Poised to Deliver a Victory to School Choice Advocates

In late January, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue, a case examining the constitutionality of a Montana The Supreme Court Is Poised to Deliver a Victory to School Choice Advocates February 04, 2020 | by Mark Movsesian…

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February 4, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Ben Peterson: Invoking the Tradition: Catholic Social Teaching in Policy Debates

Like many others, I applaud Senator Marco Rubio’s invocation of the modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) in articulating his vision of “ Invoking the Tradition: Catholic Social Teaching in Policy Debates February 03, 2020 | by Ben Peterson Catholic s…

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February 3, 2020 at 12:09 PM

Allen C. Guelzo: The Irony that Our Creed Is Our Culture: On Reno, Lowry, and National Conservatism

Is liberalism bankrupt? I do not mean by liberalism the big-government welfare-state-ist sense that the term acquired in the plush days of Franklin Ro The Irony that Our Creed Is Our Culture: On Reno, Lowry, and National Conservatism February 02, 2020 | by Allen C…

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January 31, 2020 at 12:07 PM

William Jeynes: Faith and Family Play a Bigger Role in Academic Achievement Than Race or Socioeconomic Status

“In the academic and think tank world”—Ronald Roach, the prolific academic writer for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has rightly observed—“ponder Faith and Family Play a Bigger Role in Academic Achievement Than Race or Socioeconomic Status January 30, 2020 | …

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January 30, 2020 at 12:07 PM

James E. Hartley: Bitcoins, Libra, and Your Google Checking Account

There is a surprising amount of anxiety about money these days. The anxiety started with the mysterious Bitcoin; its promised anonymity rapidly made i Bitcoins, Libra, and Your Google Checking Account January 29, 2020 | by James E. Hartley Is the world of private …

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January 29, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Daniel E. Burns: Institutions and the Culture War in 2020

Yuval Levin’s A Time to Build shows (as I wrote in yesterday’s essay) that to the extent there can be any solution to our current social crisis, it wi Institutions and the Culture War in 2020 January 28, 2020 | by Daniel E. Burns In order to alleviate our social c…

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January 28, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Daniel E. Burns: Thinking and Acting Institutionally in 2020

Imagine two players in whatever your favorite sport might be. . . . Let us call them Barry and Cal. Barry is a flashy personality intent on breaking r Thinking and Acting Institutionally in 2020 January 27, 2020 | by Daniel E. Burns In an important update to Arist…

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January 27, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Robert T. Miller: Moral Standards and Legal Enforcement: The Debate on Free Speech, Continued

My good friend Hadley Arkes takes issue with my recent piece on freedom of speech, arguing that, without intending it, I am adopting a de facto moral Moral Standards and Legal Enforcement: The Debate on Free Speech, Continued January 26, 2020 | by Robert T. Mille…

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January 25, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Matthew Ristuccia: Cerian Contra Mundum

All lives bear a message, whether those of the famous few or those of the unknown many. Among the latter was the life of Cerian Williams, a child anon Cerian Contra Mundum January 24, 2020 | by Matthew Ristuccia The story of Cerian Williams affirms the intrinsic v…

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January 24, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Rita Joseph: Why Roe Must Go

Forty-seven years after Roe v. Wade, several hundred thousand Americans still March for Life every year in Washington, D.C. and other cities, protesti Why Roe Must Go January 23, 2020 | by Rita Joseph All ideological fads eventually fade and collapse into disreput…

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January 23, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Paul Sullins: Aborting the Wanted Child

Are abortions psychologically harmful for women? Today’s foremost medical and scientific agencies, including the American Psychological Association (A Aborting the Wanted Child January 22, 2020 | by Paul Sullins The unstated mythology of therapeutic “abortion care…

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January 22, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Byron Johnson and Christos Andreas Makridis: Weathering the Storm: How Faith Affects Well-Being

Economists have found that there is a strong association between measures of subjective well-being (SWB) and the business cycle: when the economy is d Weathering the Storm: How Faith Affects Well-Being January 21, 2020 | by Byron Johnson and Christos Andreas Makri…

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January 21, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Kathryn Francisco: Healing from Donor Conception: My Story

It’s such a vivid memory. One day, when I was about fourteen, I was riding in the car with my dad, and we were talking about ancestry. I was very curi Healing from Donor Conception: My Story January 20, 2020 | by Kathryn Francisco Donor conception is an unethical …

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January 20, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Hadley Arkes: Classical Liberalism against Relativism

In his large nature, Robert Miller, my critical but dear friend, offered some kind words about my political works in the pro-life cause; and he sought Classical Liberalism against Relativism January 19, 2020 | by Hadley Arkes Robert Miller’s defense of free speech…

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January 17, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Randall Otto: Human Rights for Human Beings

On November 7, 2019 Newsweek published an article with the rather sensational title, “Orangutan Granted Legal Personhood, Moves to Florida, Becomes Fl Human Rights for Human Beings January 16, 2020 | by Randall Otto Contrary to activists’ claims, other animals lac…

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January 16, 2020 at 12:06 PM

Nathan Stone: The 1619 Project and the “Reframing” of History

There are many reasons why Indiana Jones become an iconic character after his debut in the 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark, but one of them is because he The 1619 Project and the “Reframing” of History January 15, 2020 | by Nathan Stone The 1619 Project’s goal is not…

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January 15, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Samuel Gregg: How the Dream of the Great Society Became a Nightmare

The late 1960s and early 1970s were not a happy time for America. The United States of the postwar years had believed that there was no problem that i How the Dream of the Great Society Became a Nightmare January 14, 2020 | by Samuel Gregg A new book about the Gre…

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January 14, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Michael K. Laidlaw: The Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Statement on Puberty Blockers Isn’t Just Deceptive. It’s Dangerous.

Is there anything natural about stopping normal puberty? Would you stunt a child’s normal eye development to make tiny eyes in an enlarging head? Woul The Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Statement on Puberty Blockers Isn’t Just Deceptive. It’s Dangerous. January 13,…

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January 13, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Mark Regnerus: Weak Data, Small Samples, and Politicized Conclusions on LGBT Discrimination

According to a purported deep dive into the social scientific literature, discrimination against LGBT Americans has yielded “a huge human toll.” That Weak Data, Small Samples, and Politicized Conclusions on LGBT Discrimination January 12, 2020 | by Mark Regnerus …

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January 10, 2020 at 12:05 PM

Gerard V. Bradley: Learning from Integralism

“Integralism” has been the subject of a few Public Discourse essays over the last couple of years. Most recently, Matthew Shadle argued against Thomas Learning from Integralism January 09, 2020 | by Gerard V. Bradley Although they often have the flavor of thought …

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