Author: Robert Christian

Robert G. Christian III is a PhD candidate in politics at the Catholic University of America and a graduate fellow at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies. He also serves as a fellow at Democrats for Life of America. Robert received his undergraduate degree from University of the Pacific in American politics and a master’s degree in international security from University of Leicester (UK). He has taught religion, social studies, and politics courses at various Catholic schools. Robert also worked as a columnist for the former online journal Asia Chronicle. He currently coaches girls’ volleyball and basketball.

A Hopeful Future Seen at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013

If you want to get excited about the future of the Church, I recommend attending the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice next year, the annual event organized by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. This year’s event featured an array of interesting organizations, speakers, and break-out sessions. What impressed me most, however, was the remarkable group of… Read More A Hopeful Future Seen at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2013

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China’s Positive Reforms and its Enduring Totalitarian Tendencies

China has announced its intention to “stop using” its “reeducation through labor” system of prison camps and to revise its one-child policy to expand the number of couples eligible to have two children. These changes, even if slowly and imperfectly implemented, are a positive development, but they shouldn’t obscure the overall nature of China’s brutal,… Read More China’s Positive Reforms and its Enduring Totalitarian Tendencies

Robert Christian

Pro-life, Anti-Maternity Care? I don’t think so

EJ Dionne asks, “If you’re a conservative strongly opposed to abortion, shouldn’t you want to give all the help you can to women who want to bring their children into the world? In particular, wouldn’t you hope they’d get the proper medical attention during and after their pregnancy?” One would think that the obvious answer… Read More Pro-life, Anti-Maternity Care? I don’t think so

Robert Christian

Catholics Should Accept Chen Guangcheng’s Challenge to Americans

Last Wednesday, Chinese dissident (and my colleague at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies) Chen Guangcheng gave an impassioned speech denouncing tyranny, highlighting the brutality of China’s Communist regime, and challenging Americans to support freedom, democracy, and human rights. It is a challenge not only to Americans, but also to Catholics, especially those… Read More Catholics Should Accept Chen Guangcheng’s Challenge to Americans

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