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Obama and the Faith-Based Initiative

John J. DiIulio, Jr.

On July 1, 2008, Barack Obama gave a speech and interviews in Zanesville, Ohio in which he declared that, if elected president, he would constitute a “Council on Faith-Based...

The Truth About Crime and Welfare

John J. DiIulio, Jr.

Over the years, First Things has done a good job of highlighting the issue of prison overcrowding, the rehabilitative efficacy of faith-based treatment programs for inmates, and the negative...