American Politics

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Tulsi Gabbard’s Culture Wars

Matthew Schmitz

Tulsi Gabbard’s public career began with opposition to same-sex marriage. It’s a fact about the former Democratic…

Republicans Should Think Twice About Funding IVF

Natalie Dodson

Opposing taxpayer-funded abortion has been a bare-minimum pillar of the pro-life movement. It has served as a…

The Right Must Ease the Burden on Working Moms

Rachel Bovard

One of the biggest complaints I hear from young families,” JD Vance said on the vice-presidential debate…

Weighing the Morality of Refugee Admissions

William Chip

At the end of 2023, 117.3 million people worldwide had to flee their homelands to escape persecution…

Trump Versus Taylor

Darel E. Paul

Politicians tussling with celebrities is usually seen as degrading to the politician. We want our singers, actors,…

On the Politics of Joy

Francis X. Maier

Founded in 1946, the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, sponsored by the Archdiocese of New…

Suicide Pods and the Trivialization of Death

Carl R. Trueman

UnHerd reported this week on a voluntary suicide using a Sarco pod, a 3D-printed personal gas chamber…

Can Trump Be Trusted on Abortion?

Carmel Richardson

A confident, articulate Sen. JD Vance took the vice-presidential debate stage at CBS News Tuesday night to…

The Screwtape Election

Liel Leibovitz

How to make sense of the upcoming presidential election? Those of us reared on reason, logic, and…

The Myth of Technological Neutrality

Michael Toscano

The status of crank is rarely remitted in the span of ten years, but that is what…

The Way Forward After Dobbs

Ryan T. Anderson

It has been two years since the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning Roe v. Wade. It…

Harris Would Sacrifice the Filibuster for Abortion

Emily Erin Davis

In 2017, Leaders McConnell and Schumer received a letter pleading for the protection of the filibuster, the…

Florida’s Abortion Amendment Is Deceptive

Gates Garcia

On November 5, the people of Florida will vote on whether to amend the state constitution to…

The Pro-Natalist and Pro-Life Case to Make Birth Free

Kenneth Craycraft

In 2024, the United States, along with the rest of the world, is facing a population time…

Searching for Our Plot of Innocence

Colin Redemer

All Desire Is a Desire for Beingby rené girard, selected by cynthia l. havenpenguin classics, 336 pages,…