It’s a Wonderful Country: Pottersville or Bedford Falls?
In the classic Christmas film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the humane society of Bedford Falls is built on conservative principles, not contemporary liberal ones.
Porn Use and Supporting Same-Sex Marriage
Young adult men’s support for redefining marriage may not be entirely the product of ideals about expansive freedoms, rights, liberties, and fairness. It may be, in part, a byproduct of regular exposure to diverse and graphic sex acts.
A Man for This Season, and All Seasons
There is only one Thomas More: A man of tender nobility, subtle intellect, and forceful conviction, all rooted in profound fidelity to the larger commonwealth of Christendom outside and above Tudor England.
Can the President Have a Marriage Agenda Without Talking About What Marriage Is?
How successful can a “new conversation on marriage” be when its leaders can’t even say what marriage is?
Jefferson’s Robust Views of Religious Freedom
Notwithstanding his unorthodox views of Christianity, Thomas Jefferson staunchly adhered to the rights of all religious believers, Christian and non-Christian alike, to free religious exercise.
Beyond Wishful Thinking: A Response to Schlueter
“Natural law liberalism” is a chimera that cannot and does not exist in the American tradition.
Conservatives, Women, and Votes
Conservatives need to expand their favor with women voters by investing in female candidates and spokespeople, and by reframing their social policies in pro-woman and pro-family terms.
Science and the Politics of Personhood
Science can and should help determine sound public policy on matters that involve basic human rights.
“Fantasy Slut League” and Natural Law
A “Fantasy Slut League” created by high school boys in California suggests the reality of natural law even in those minds whose view of sexuality has been distorted by our culture.
Moral Neutrality, Marriage, and the Supreme Court
A recent ruling in the United States District Court in Hawaii reveals a rational basis for the Supreme Court to rule on a morally neutral basis that marriage can be enshrined in law.
Sustainable Liberalism
The solution to the political and moral crisis of our time does not lie in abandoning liberalism or in defending Lockeanism. It rests in the recovery of natural law liberalism—a sustainable public philosophy that is true to reason, to nature, and to Christian belief.
Contraception and Women’s Wellbeing: Physical Health, Happiness, and Religion
Poor women will bear the brunt of government promoted contraceptive programs, along with its problematic side-effects. While contraception does not manufacture female happiness as its proponents suggest, religion can. The third in a three-part series.
Contraception and Women’s Wellbeing: NFP, Disillusionment, and the Poor
Contraception isn’t the only way to plan a family, and it certainly isn’t cost-free: contraception leads to sexual disillusionment and weakens the marriage culture at the expense of the least well-off women. The second in a three-part series.
Planned Parenthood and the Government v. Religious Liberty and Women’s Wellbeing
An unprecedented campaign against religious liberty, characterized by a formidable alliance between the White House and Planned Parenthood, bolstered by money, power, and market branding, is threatening women’s well-being. The first in a three-part series.
I’m Socially Conservative, in College, and Need a Party
Students across the country have been pushing back against liberal dominance, but we cannot solve the problem on our own. We need the full support of our party and conservative allies.
