Is the Republican Party Becoming Pro-Choice?
by Jonathon Van MarenThe decision facing voters may be between a pro-abortion party and a pro-choice one. Continue Reading »
The Republican Party Sidelines the Pro-Life Cause
by R. R. RenoThe pro-life cause has been sidelined by the Republican Party. This undermines the battle for life. Continue Reading »
A Pro-Life Woman for President
by John MurdockThe GOP’s marginalization of pro-lifers is similar in some ways to what Democrats did in the 1970s, and a single-issue champion may soon be needed to keep the unborn in clear view. Continue Reading »
JD Vance, Religious Populist
by Matthew SchmitzFor at least a generation, the phrase “religious right” has evoked a style of politics marked by hortatory rhetoric, foreign-policy interventionism, and support for the free movement of people and goods. This version of Christian politics reached its zenith during the George W. Bush . . . . Continue Reading »
Power Failure
by Oren CassMost conservative law students of the past three decades can probably recite by heart the principles of the Federalist Society, dutifully declared at the opening of every FedSoc event on every campus by a smartly dressed young officer of the chapter. They begin: “That the state exists to preserve . . . . Continue Reading »
Embracing Pro-Family Economics
by Jon SchweppeAfter Roe v. Wade, Republicans need to work together to find ways to support the family and the economy. Continue Reading »
Daniel Lipinski on Common-Good Republicans
by R. R. RenoFormer Congressman Daniel Lipinski joins our editor to discuss his recent article, “Common Good Republicans.” Continue Reading »
Defined by the Cross
by David BebbingtonThe constant refrain of this book is that American evangelicals are not necessarily either white or Republican. As the author points out, evangelicals are distinguished more by charitable giving than by Republican voting. And their numbers have frequently been drawn from African-American, Native . . . . Continue Reading »
The Fusionism That Failed
by Ben SixsmithUnderstanding the upheavals of American conservatism requires the study of its history—in particular, the fortunes of Frank Meyer, inventor of the Cold War synthesis that reigned for decades as conservative orthodoxy and has only recently met with serious challenge. Like many other figures . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dishonesty of
George H. W. Bush
by R. R. Reno
Political honesty means telling the voters who you are and what you promise to do—and then governing as that person and in accord with those promises. Continue Reading »
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