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Where I Was Wrong Part I: The Filibuster
Over at National Review, I wrote that we NeverTrump conservatives should start the reconciliation process with Trump…
Animal Rights Would Ban Pets
“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
The pseudonymous Trump partisan Decius writes that Donald Trump has mounted the “first serious national-political defense of…
Creeping Infallibility
The Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, issued by Pope Francis at the close of two recent synods on…
The Conservative Lawyers versus the Never Trumpers
Just a month ago, in a harbinger of things to come, the conservative side lost in the…
“Death Control” and the Bioethics Peril
Thousands of medical ethicists and bioethicists, as they are called, professionally guide the unthinkable on its passage…
Catholicism’s Empty Quarter
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
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?
About twenty-five years ago, The National Interest published “The End of History?”— Francis Fukuyama’s extremely influential article…
The Elephant in the Room
Of all our major columnists, Peggy Noonan has thought the most deeply about the anti-establishment sentiments roiling…
Away With the Animals
The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animalsby Wayne PacelleWilliam Morrow,…
Against Moral Complexity
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
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
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
Women’s-only hours at swimming pools are nothing new. Many secular institutions have long hosted separate swim hours…