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Where I Was Wrong Part I: The Filibuster

Pete Spiliakos

Over at National Review, I wrote that we NeverTrump conservatives should start the reconciliation process with Trump…

Animal Rights Would Ban Pets

Wesley J. Smith

“Animal rights” is often conflated “animal welfare.” But they are not the same—not even close. Animal welfare…

The Constitution as a Coward’s Shield and a Barbarian’s Rock

Pete Spiliakos

The pseudonymous Trump partisan Decius writes that Donald Trump has mounted the “first serious national-political defense of…

Creeping Infallibility

Jessica M. Murdoch

The Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, issued by Pope Francis at the close of two recent synods on…

The Conservative Lawyers versus the Never Trumpers

Hadley Arkes

Just a month ago, in a harbinger of things to come, the conservative side lost in the…

“Death Control” and the Bioethics Peril

Wesley J. Smith

Thousands of medical ethicists and bioethicists, as they are called, professionally guide the unthinkable on its passage…

Catholicism’s Empty Quarter

George Weigel

QUÉBEC CITY. The exit signs along Autoroute 40 between the quondam capital of New France and Montréal…

The Dangers of Abandoning the Terminally Ill in Suicide Prevention

Wesley J. Smith

Have you noticed that suicide prevention campaigns these days don’t mention assisted suicide? Perhaps they don’t want…

The End of the Liberal Tradition?

Mark Movsesian

About twenty-five years ago, The National Interest published “The End of History?”— Francis Fukuyama’s extremely influential article…

The Elephant in the Room

Will Wilson

Of all our major columnists, Peggy Noonan has thought the most deeply about the anti-establishment sentiments roiling…

Away With the Animals

John Murdock

The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animalsby Wayne PacelleWilliam Morrow,…

Against Moral Complexity

Mene Ukueberuwa

In today’s divided moral landscape, with thoughtful, well-meaning people on both sides of every issue, there’s no…

Religious and Pro-Life Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare

Wesley J. Smith

Healthcare is quickly becoming about much more than the provision and reception of medical treatment. To a…

To Save Religious Liberty, Focus on Media Ecology

Pete Spiliakos

David French is right to argue that evangelical Christians (and all supporters of religious liberty) will have…

Women’s-Only Swimming Hours: Accommodation Is Not Discrimination

Miriam Rosenbaum

Women’s-only hours at swimming pools are nothing new. Many secular institutions have long hosted separate swim hours…