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Who’s Afraid of Scott Yenor?

Rachel Bovard

Henry Olsenโ€™s essay last weekโ€”โ€œDoes Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?โ€โ€”may be the worst Atlantic disaster since the Titanic. And yet conservatives of every tribe should read it, especially the...

One Cheer for Anna Paulina Lunaโ€™s Proxy Voting Gambit

Rachel Bovard

Congressional proxy voting is a terrible idea. It is patently unconstitutional. It is as slippery a slope toward corruption and abuse of power as can be imagined. And even...

How Trump Won Over Women Voters

Rachel Bovard

One month later, liberal elites are still processing the stunning outcome of the 2024 presidential electionโ€”and in particular, exit polls showing that women voters gave Donald Trump his margin...

The Right Must Ease the Burden on Working Moms

Rachel Bovard

One of the biggest complaints I hear from young families,โ€ JD Vance said on the vice-presidential debate stage, โ€œis people who feel like they donโ€™t have options, like theyโ€™re...

What JD Vance Gets Right About โ€œChildless Cat Ladiesโ€

Rachel Bovard

Three years ago, as a Senate candidate, JD Vance took aim at what he dubbed โ€œthe childless leftโ€ whose โ€œrejection of the familyโ€ was undermining the country.  โ€œWhy have...