Pro-Life

From Neocons to Nat Cons: The Shifting Editorial Positions at First Things

First Things is arguably the most important religious publication in America today, but under R.R. Reno it has sharply diverged from the views of its founder Richard John Neuhaus

Optimizing Children is Nothing New

The advent of technologies allowing parents to select embryos with superior genetics is just the latest step down the road to the total commodification of life

Secularization and Religious Freedom in Latin America
Secularization and Religious Freedom in Latin America

Why is there a rise in progressive and secular movements in Latin America, a region predominately inhabited by Christians? How should Christians and non-Christians view this concerning trend and its implications for religious freedom?

Secularization Strikes Back: The End of American Religion?
Secularization Strikes Back: The End of American Religion?

The “europeanization” of American politics, far from a reason to rejoice, should be the occasion for wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Why Christian Pragmatism Isn’t Realistic Enough

Simply being good in order to do good is not enough. That is true. But simply being skilled—to have what Machiavelli calls virtú (as opposed to virtue)—in order to do good is also not enough.

Pro-Life Is Not Enough
Pro-Life Is Not Enough

A simple pro-life analysis does not yield much fruit or shed much light on how the government should act in foreign policy.