Life6 min read
The Pro-Life Movement Is Winning — Here Is the Evidence
Despite the noise, the data tells a different story. Abortion rates are down, public opinion is shifting among the young, and the movement is more diverse than it has ever been.
Life & Politics
Positive Ideas for a Fractured Nation
Politics without principle is just power. These pages are about recovering the principles — life, dignity, ordered liberty — that make self-government possible.
Why Engage Politics at All?
Some Christians think faith and politics don't mix. I disagree. The public square does not become neutral when Christians leave it — it just gets filled by something else. We are called to be salt and light, and that includes civic life. Not with anger, not with tribalism, but with clarity and charity.
First Principles
What This Is Built On
The Sanctity of Life
Every political question flows downstream from this one. A society that cannot protect its most vulnerable members has lost its moral foundation. Life is not a political position — it is a first principle.
Ordered Liberty
Freedom without virtue is not freedom — it is license. The Founders understood this. True liberty is ordered toward the good, and it requires a people capable of governing themselves.
The Family as Foundation
Every healthy society is built on healthy families. When the family fractures, everything downstream fractures with it — schools, communities, civic institutions. Rebuilding starts at home.
Subsidiarity
Problems should be solved at the lowest level capable of solving them. The federal government is not the answer to every question. Local communities, families, and parishes are often better equipped — and more accountable.
Commentary
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Politics5 min read
What Patriotism Actually Requires
Loving your country does not mean pretending it is perfect. It means caring enough to tell the truth about it — and working to make it better.
Culture7 min read
The Case for Optimism in a Pessimistic Age
Doom-scrolling is not a political strategy. Neither is despair. Here is why there is genuine reason for hope — and what we can actually do about it.
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