Copulation Without Population
by M. D. AeschlimanThe Wanting Seed is a guide for understanding our world today—especially the realities and implications of modern materialism, empiricism, urbanization, and utilitarianism. Continue Reading »
Punished for Getting Married
by Leah Libresco SargeantOne of the cruelest marriage penalties in America’s tax and benefits regime is reserved for the most vulnerable—the poor and disabled. Continue Reading »
Captain Bob
by Casey ChalkOn the day my family moved into our home in Northern Virginia, we found a bottle of champagne with a card from the sellers affixed. They congratulated us on our purchase—a fixer-upper with a jungle of a backyard—and told us how much they had loved the neighborhood. “And be sure to make . . . . Continue Reading »
Christian Urbanism
by Ephraim RadnerCities have figured prominently in the Christian imagination: City of God, City of Jerusalem, the Heavenly City. The single English word “city” has varied referents that easily blur our vision. But the image has lodged itself firmly into our religious politics. The “secular city” (a phrase . . . . Continue Reading »
National Conservatism Comes to the U.K.
by John DugganThere is one critical outcome that liberal individualism has completely failed to deliver and that is babies. Continue Reading »
Liturgy of the Dinner Table
by Marlo SlaybackWe are hungry for encounters with Christ. The dinner table should be an intellectually, spiritually, and physically nourishing place. Continue Reading »
A Pro-Family Caucus
by Tom McDonoughToday, Rep. Mary Miller and co-chairs Rep. Diana Harshbarger and Rep. Brian Babin are establishing the Congressional Family Caucus to defend the natural family from attempts to undermine and erode it. Continue Reading »
Three Christmas Dinners
by Kerri ChristopherFor many people under the age of forty, the days of sitting at one Christmas table have gone the way of the Waltons. Ma, Pa, and their handful of children make up far too simple a family scene. But the loss of the classic Christmas table may indicate more than the passing of an iconic TV . . . . Continue Reading »
Ending the Demand for Abortion
by Jonathon Van MarenWe know that a wide range of circumstances drive women to seek abortion, and that there are concrete steps we can take to reduce the demand. Continue Reading »
The New Women's Movement
by Jonathon Van MarenPowerful female activists are fighting against the transgender movement’s massive push to provide sex changes to gender-confused girls; against attacks on the natural family; and against the vile abuse and degradation of digital pornography. Continue Reading »
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