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The third pillar of a decent society is a just system of politics and law. Such a government does not bind all persons, families, institutions of civil society, and actors in the marketplace to itself as subservient features of an all-pervading authority. Instead, it honors and protects the inherent equal dignity of all persons, safeguards the family as the primary school of virtue, and seeks justice through the rule of law.

The Tragedy of Christian Power Politics 

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Principled Dissent vs. the Lesser Evil

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In deciding how to vote this November, one should be guided both by political science and one’s conscience.

Banning Muslim Travel to the US? A Thomistic Perspective on Donald Trump’s Proposal

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Is there a moral obligation for the US not to enact Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim travel into the US?

Donald Trump, the Declaration of Independence, and the GOP: A Response to Adam Seagrave

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Voters will not respond favorably to a political party that offers them moral principles—especially principles rooted in the past—without also showing a real concern for their concrete interests.

Religious Liberty Crisis Averted in California

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The war is far from over, but a recent battle in California shows that pluralism, religious liberty, and traditional values can be defended where there is a will to mobilize and resist.

Republican Voters Are Not “Moving On” From Marriage

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Rank and file Republican activists and voters revere marriage and will act to defend it. GOP candidates should understand that failing to defend marriage can come at a very high price.

Picking a Justice Who Can Resist the Lure of the Liberal Side: Recommendations to the Next Republican President

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In evaluating potential nominees to the Supreme Court, Republican presidents should seriously consider state supreme court justices. Their independence gives a clearer indication of how they would behave if appointed to the high court.

Now Is the Time: Why We Must Refuse to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils

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Anyone who hopes to see a major shift among the major parties has to ask himself: when am I going to stop voting for them? If not during the year of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, then when?

Reagan vs. Trump on the Constitution, Freedom, and Conservative Statesmanship

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The conservative should not act the ideologue in order to attack the demagogue, because the simplistic thinking of the ideologue is just as hostile to true statesmanship as the angry passions of the demagogue.

Abortion as a Positive Good: How the Abortion Movement Echoes Radical Slavery Rhetoric

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Like John C. Calhoun, who famously embraced slavery as a “positive good,” the abortion movement of 2016 has shifted from seeing abortion as a “necessary evil” to celebrating it as good for women and society.

Elevating Our Politics by Going to the Source: Carson Holloway’s Recovery of a Nobler Debate

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A groundbreaking study of America’s first great political debate under our Constitution provides indispensable political education and guidance for our polarized and confused politics today.

A Call for Partisan Consistency

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Only when we are willing to hold our own party to the same standards to which we hold the other party will we be able to improve our national politics.

George Washington’s Constitutional Morality

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In the age of Clinton and Trump, we need the principles and ideals that animated America’s first president more than ever.

How to Fix the GOP

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By invoking the principles of the Declaration of Independence, Republicans can wholeheartedly embrace the ideas of integration, inclusion, and respect in a way that remains consistent with their commitments to morality, patriotism, and liberty.

A Vote’s Consequences and a Voter’s Conscience

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Vote as if your ballot determines nothing whatsoever—except the shape of your own character.

Religious Liberty and the Fracturing of Civil Society

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A humane civil society requires an ecosystem of religious freedom.

Is Liberalism Dead?

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Kim R. Holmes's new book interweaves abstract philosophy with history, empirical data, and concrete narrative.

William Shakespeare and the Socratic-Christian Heritage

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Though he certainly finds fault in distorted versions of Christian ideals, Shakespeare pays tribute to the truth, beauty, and goodness of genuine Christian virtue.

A Psychiatrist Looks at Personal Identity, Family Structure, and Identity Politics

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If we ever hope to rid our country’s political discourse of the poison of identity politics, we must begin by rebuilding the psychological foundations of healthy identity formation in our children.

Stump Speech for a New Candidate

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Who is willing—and able—to step up and be this candidate?

Texas Lawmen and the Lawless Court

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The Governor and Attorney General of Texas should obey the law, not the Supreme Court’s ambiguous abstractions. They should continue to secure the fundamental liberty of vulnerable Texans and make the abortion industry assert its super-claim-rights in court.

A Pledge Betrayed: The Obama Administration Nullifies Conscience Rights

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The Obama administration not only enforces but unilaterally expands some civil rights laws, such as when “sex” became “gender identity” in Title IX. Yet it promotes exceptions, loopholes, and countervailing arguments for other civil rights protections, such as conscience rights for those who oppose abortion.

Europe’s Free Speech Problem: A Cautionary Tale

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After it was accepted that criminalizing speech was a desirable way to produce better citizens, finding a stopping point has proven almost impossible. Although the US has the legal protections for freedom of speech that Europe lacks, a culture of censorship is emerging here as well.

Public Discourse: If We Can Keep It

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This Fourth of July, if you believe that the work we do improves the political discourse that is so vital to the preservation of our republic, won’t you make a gift to support the work of Public Discourse?

SCOTUS and Abortion: Three Failures and Opportunities for the Pro-Life Movement

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There comes a time where gross disregard for human life and for our constitutional order should stir us from docile obedience and impel us to resistance.

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