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Frank DeVito

Frank DeVito is senior counsel and director of content at the Napa Legal Institute. He is the author of the book JD Vance and the Future of the Republican Party, published by Bombardier Press in January 2026. His work has previously been published in The American Conservative, The Federalist, Public Discourse, Daily Wire, First Things, and several other publications. He lives in eastern Pennsylvania with his wife and children. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily his employer.

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The Ninth Circuit’s Religious Freedom Coup 

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For years, perhaps the most serious threat to religious organizations’ freedom to live according to their faith has been the ever-growing specter of nondiscrimination laws. The Ninth Circuit’s decision here offers perhaps the strongest opportunity we have seen yet to affirm the constitutional right of religious organizations to hire according to their faith. 
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Christ and the End of the Scapegoat 

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Christians need to realize that there is no scapegoat on this earth that can be sacrificed to bring us a peaceful end to the evils we encounter.
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Religion, State Law, and the Common Good

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How can government and religion properly work together to promote the common good?
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Multigenerational Living: A Step Back to Healthy Communal Life

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The love that rebuilds civilization comes when we live together. This is an opportunity to make a serious, radical, countercultural sacrifice of one’s own selfishness, a sacrifice that can change the family culture. It is not an easy decision or an easy life. But it is good.
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The Conservative Case for Remote Work

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If conservative organizations want to promote an economy that centers around the family, one that rebuilds the small town and restores a healthy culture, they need to do more than promote the right family policies and tax credits.

Don’t Leave Your Hometown for a Career

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If a neighborhood is regularly filled with “For Sale” signs and moving trucks, how can we form the bonds that lead us to love our neighbors, to chat with them on porches and sidewalks, to celebrate their new babies, to bring them meals in times of need? Communities are made of people; they must be made of the same people, the same families, over generations, if local communities are to thrive.