A beautiful and powerful statement by Jennifer Newsome Martin & Carter Snead about distinctive, Catholic academic excellence. What de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture has achieved, and will further develop under Jenny’s leadership, is a model for Catholic scholars. irishrover.net/2024/04/the-de…

This is the way.

Some helpful critical engagement by Clare Morell with Jonathan Haidt in this review of 'The Anxious Generation' for Public Discourse. 'All of childhood, not just the school day, can and should be phone-free.' thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/04/94753/

My Ethics and Public Policy Center colleague Rachel Morrison and I argue in Wall Street Journal Opinion that Trump's 'law of the states' policy on abortion requires federal action: it would require undoing a long list of Biden regulations that restrict states' freedom to enforce pro-life laws.
wsj.com/articles/leavi…

Important Wall Street Journal Opinion essay by Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Rachel Morrison and Eric N. Kniffin:

“Leaving Abortion to the States Requires Federal Action: Trump would have to undo a series of ‘workaround’ regulations Biden imposed to evade the law.”

wsj.com/articles/leavi…

In March, Rachel Morrison and I spoke at the Women’s Health Matters Rally during Supreme Court oral argument in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Our full remarks are linked here.
eppc.org/news/eppc-scho…

Last week, I met with government officials to share concerns about an Indian Health Service rule that would arbitrarily remove regulations that limit abortion funding.
eppc.org/publication/ep…

.Ed Whelan had a ringside seat for the biggest judicial-confirmation battles of the 1990s and 2000s. He has been blogging about his experiences. His latest post, about the conservative revolt against Harriet Miers, is a terrific read.

confirmationtales.com/p/conservative…

If you're in DC this afternoon, join us!
(If you're not in DC, watch the livestream)
Patrick T. Brown Scott Winship Catherine Ruth Pakaluk Matthew Continetti Joseph Bottum
aei.org/events/the-pro…

This is the best I've read on the topic so far, by Fr. Peter Ryan SJ and Christian Brugger:
'Dignitas Infinita: Strengths and Ambiguities
Remarks on the meaning of “infinite dignity,” the Declaration’s positive contributions, and seven notable ambiguities in the document.'…

Important Newsweek piece from Natalie Dodson and Grace Emily Stark.
newsweek.com/listen-womenbi…
'It's not that women are rejecting the pill, they are rejecting a medical system that has decided women don't deserve quality care because they can just be put on the pill.'

I spent the last couple of days with, among others, Ed Whelan. Fellow conservatives and Protestant evangelicals, I don’t think we can adequately give honor and gratitude for someone’s analysis and influence on the Supreme Court and constitutional law more broadly, than we can…

Ryan Anderson Ryan T. Anderson wrote about the dangers of puberty blockers for kids long before it was cool.

Amazon is still not selling his book, When Harry Became Sally.

Why not?

eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

Been meeting with other scholars at Ethics and Public Policy Center past couple of days. Some consensus points: There are some major problems in American culture but white pills are all around us. Nothing should produce more joy and unity than the pursuit and defense of the truth, no matter the…

This manuscript will be going to Zondervan Publishers in June, Lord willing, and published in 2025. Just need to write the introduction in May with Ryan T. Anderson…

Kudos to Paul Coleman and his team at ADF International. ADF is always there when you need them. Top notch legal talent and the courage of conviction.

It has been my great joy to collaborate with Well-Read Mom over the last 10 years. Please take a peek at the good, true and beautiful cultural work this growing group is doing here & abroad! aleteia.org/2024/04/15/wel…

At least he’s honest, unlike most of them. If I had a dime for every prominent abortion supporter who openly admits it’s killing but still thinks it’s okay, I’d have...maybe 50 cents.

Congratulations Jay Bhattacharya. There is no one more deserving.

At this rate, the only governments in the entire world that will continue to push radical gender ideology will be blue states in the USA.