An Open Letter to Pro-Life Sidewalk Witnesses
by Constance J. ThatcherThanks to Christian witnesses outside a Planned Parenthood clinic, I chose not to abort my child. Continue Reading »
Three Culture of Death Tipping Points
by Wesley J. SmithSince Roe v. Wade, three major cultural tipping points fueled popular acceptance of our culture of death. Continue Reading »
The Limits of Planned Parenthood’s Storytelling
by Leah Libresco SargeantJoss Whedon’s “Unlocked” tells a more complicated story about sex and abortion than he and Planned Parenthood must have intended. Continue Reading »
Religious and Pro-Life Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
by Wesley J. SmithHealthcare public policy is becoming a means of imposing a secularist, anti–sanctity-of-life ideology on all of society. Continue Reading »
Conservative Populism is Divided Against Itself
by Pete SpiliakosConservative populism can't catch a break. The party's elites have a stranglehold on policy. As Reihan Salam has pointed out, most Republicans are opposed to increasing immigration, but most Republican office holders favor vastly increasing immigration when they think the voters aren't looking. Only . . . . Continue Reading »
The Speaker and the Social Doctrine
by George WeigelTRIGGER WARNING: This column will speak well of Paul Ryan, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, and compare him favorably to two liberal icons. Over forty years of teaching and writing about Catholic social doctrine, I’ve gotten to know three men who had the opportunity to embody the . . . . Continue Reading »
This is Your Wake-Up Call
by Betsy Childs HowardThis is not the first time that a needed wake-up call has been delivered by a gruesome mailing. Continue Reading »
Planned Parenthood is Nothing to Smile About
by Wesley J. SmithThe videos of Planned Parenthood employees bragging about performing “less crunchy” abortions in order to harvest intact organs set off a political firestorm. The imbroglio reached its apex during the second Republican presidential debate, when Carly Fiorina decried the harvesting of a brain . . . . Continue Reading »
Waiting for Superwoman
by Pete SpiliakosCarly Fiorina's fierce and passionate attack on Planned Parenthood's fetal organ harvesting operation has gotten praise from conservatives and bitter attacks from liberals. In the process, it has demonstrated all too well conservatism's weak position in popular culture. Given present circumstances, . . . . Continue Reading »
What Francis Said—And Didn't Say—To Congress
by R. R. RenoIt was a modest speech, one generous to the American experience but lacking in the sharpness this pontiff is sometimes capable of. The repeated use of the term “dialogue” was irritating. It's a buzzword among today's technocrats. They use it as a softening word, one that signals that . . . . Continue Reading »
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