The recent shutdown of the federal government is almost exclusively the focus of all public policy debate at the expense of other important issues that are not explicitly related to the passage of a budget. As the end of this legislative session nears, Dr. Stephen Schneck, Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic… Read More We Still Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The pro-choice community argues that in advocating for abortion rights, it is protecting the dignity of women by preserving a key right that allows women to flourish. Their “bro-choice” allies seem to be making a different argument. The term “bro-choice” has recently been coined in an attempt to persuade men that protecting abortion rights is… Read More Bro-choice: When Casual Sex Matters More Than Human Life
We are all called to recognize the dignity and worth of every single person. Whether it is as members of a community of faith or simply as members of the societies in which we live, we are called to respect all human life. This requires a particular concern for the most vulnerable, those most exposed… Read More Pro-lifers Must Support Those with Disabilities
This weekend at the annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life at Georgetown University, Millennial editor Robert Christian and I represented Democrats for Life of America and presented on the pro-life movement within the Democratic Party. It may have largely been due to the plain curiosity that such a movement actually exists (“Isn’t Pro-life Democrat something… Read More Pro-life Democrats at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life
Every day millions of women and girls around the world are subjected to unspeakable cruelties and deprived of basic human rights. They are stripped of their basic human dignity and denied the opportunity to fulfill their potential. These atrocities are largely ignored by the communities and countries in which they take place, and are too… Read More Redefining the War on Women: The International Front
Throughout the election season and as the nation prepares for a new Congress to be sworn into office this January, the discussion of a “war on women” has received considerable attention. But for all the challenges women face in today’s society, the broad notion of a “war on women” has been narrowly focused on matters… Read More Redefining the War on Women
Last week, families all around the country gathered to break bread, give thanks and inevitably to share their thoughts in some awkward political discussions. The family Thanksgiving dinner table has always seemed to capture the political dynamic that exists in our country as a whole. People who largely agree on how to raise children or… Read More Ending the Era of Bitter, Unproductive Partisanship
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