I experienced a bit of shock recently while attending a conference hosted by the Napa Institute. I was listening to J. D. Vance, a U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio and the author of Hillbilly Elegy. In his interview on the conference’s final evening, Vance attacked Republican support for the . . . . Continue Reading »
Most people who believe abortion to be wrong believe it to be wrong intrinsically. By contrast, those who do not believe abortion to be wrong make a utilitarian deduction: A child at the wrong time can be a bad thing. Therefore, ending its life can be a good thing. A right to abortion, they believe, . . . . Continue Reading »
Norms about sex, sexuality, marriage, and family life have been upended by a rolling revolution that wastes nothing, builds upon everything, and can never be satisfied. Scott Yenor, a professor of political science at Boise State University, describes how this revolution has advanced so far, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Little Platoons is a spirited exploration of the contemporary culture of competitive parenting. Continue Reading »
Perhaps even the bonds of a fake family might be enough to topple a regime that hates family life. Continue Reading »
Each biblical embrace suggests that we never truly know the power of physical affection and attention. Continue Reading »
For religious conservatives, Alec MacGillis’s Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America is one of the most important books to appear in quite some time. That may sound like an odd claim. As his title suggests, MacGillis has written about Amazon’s dramatic reorganizing of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Who we are as “selves” is largely the product of formation and nourishment by our families. Continue Reading »
St. John Paul II offers guidance for Christians seeking to understand the family policy debate. Continue Reading »
The Trump administration’s recent designation of several American cities as “anarchic jurisdictions” may turn out to have been nothing more than a quixotic gambit in the supercharged run-up to November 3. But the fact that it was thinkable in the first place points to a truth beyond electoral . . . . Continue Reading »
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