The Federalist

In his latest book, 'To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism,' columnist Ross Douthat examines why the pontiff's reforms aren't growing the church's influence or spurring...

https://thefederalist.com/2018/03/30/pope-francis-and-the-struggle-to-seize-the-radical-catholic-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pope-francis-and-the-struggle-to-seize-the-radical-catholic-center

Notre Dame has been in turmoil over whether to pay for artificial contraceptives. Last week the university changed policy for the third time this academic year.

https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/14/notre-dames-identity-crisis-contraception-isnt-new-going-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=notre-dames-identity-crisis-contraception-isnt-new-going-away

Why should courts take religious freedom more seriously, given that Notre Dame administrators have effectively admitted their conscience claims were unserious?

https://thefederalist.com/2017/11/13/turns-notre-dame-isnt-interested-catholicism-religious-liberty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turns-notre-dame-isnt-interested-catholicism-religious-liberty

With this, Notre Dame distinguishes itself as one of the first employers in the country to take advantage of the Trump administration’s relaxation of the contraceptive mandate.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/11/08/notre-dames-decision-to-not-sponsor-contraception-displays-fidelity-and-courage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=notre-dames-decision-to-not-sponsor-contraception-displays-fidelity-and-courage

Prayer cannot be an inappropriate response to senseless murder. We should always 'mourn with those who mourn.'

https://thefederalist.com/2017/10/06/time-declare-amnesty-public-expressions-thoughts-prayers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-declare-amnesty-public-expressions-thoughts-prayers

Hefner built himself a male-adolescent fantasy world, and tried to sell it as a legitimate version of the American Dream.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/10/03/moms-dont-let-sons-turn-hugh-hefner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moms-dont-let-sons-turn-hugh-hefner

Here’s my go-to advice for wedding guests. Cut people some slack. Nothing ruins a joyful occasion like a frowning, harsh wedding critic.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/11/not-wedding-guestzilla/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-wedding-guestzilla

Before we start shaming fans for enjoying a hard-hitting sport, consider how much good that sport has done for so many former players, at all levels of the game.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/07/americans-not-barbarians-enjoying-football-even-dangerous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americans-not-barbarians-enjoying-football-even-dangerous

Surely it should be possible to respect marriage without self-selecting out of professional opportunities, or wishing my male friends au revoir?

https://thefederalist.com/2017/07/13/mike-pence-rule-great-not-everyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-pence-rule-great-not-everyone

Both feminists and fundamentalists try to build a comprehensive account of womanhood using a radically incomplete set of parts.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/06/29/feminists-common-handmaids-tale-think/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feminists-common-handmaids-tale-think

If you hate President Trump for his offenses against good government, have the decency to admit that Mike Pence is clearly much better.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/06/26/dear-liberals-really-absurd-say-boring-pence-worse-dictator-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-liberals-really-absurd-say-boring-pence-worse-dictator-trump

We shouldn't confuse audacity with bravery. Terrorism has long been a preferred military tactic for the weak and the desperate.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/06/14/terrorists-cowards-dont-let-anyone-tell-otherwise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terrorists-cowards-dont-let-anyone-tell-otherwise

We need police to be skilled, involved in their communities, and 'smart on crime.' But we especially need them to know when to be one and not the other.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/03/can-help-prevent-la-riots-happening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-help-prevent-la-riots-happening

When toddler girls are forced to watch ‘Braveheart’ until they join the guttural yells, I’ll gladly sound the alarm. Here, though, we’re talking about a statue and some fiction.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/04/27/theres-nothing-wrong-butt-kicking-heroines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theres-nothing-wrong-butt-kicking-heroines

Ross Douthat and Cornel West, despite their differences, shared a thoughtful conversation on politics and culture. Is this something others can replicate?

https://thefederalist.com/2017/04/13/cornel-west-ross-douthat-can-discuss-differences-amiably-can/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cornel-west-ross-douthat-can-discuss-differences-amiably-can

Charles Murray’s ‘Fishtown’ has some real grievances. It also has some real social problems. Populists don’t love talking about those, unless to blame elites.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/03/08/fishtown-will-never-become-great-keeps-blaming-elites-failures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fishtown-will-never-become-great-keeps-blaming-elites-failures

Millennials are dissatisfied with church because they’re going for all the wrong reasons, and none of the right ones.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/03/03/5-reasons-millennials-never-go-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-reasons-millennials-never-go-church

Fear weakens society’s ‘immune system,’ undercutting the mechanisms by which it resists internal threats to order.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/02/16/anxiety-makes-americans-susceptible-propaganda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anxiety-makes-americans-susceptible-propaganda

The more we twist the system to make workers feel useful, the less useful they’ll actually be. At some point we must allow people the dignity of making a bona fide contribution.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/01/24/outsourcing-jobs-not-immoral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outsourcing-jobs-not-immoral

Supposing the controversial dossier turns out to be just a tapestry of fabrication, who should be held responsible for keeping it alive? All of us.

https://thefederalist.com/2017/01/12/responsible-buzzfeeds-fake-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=responsible-buzzfeeds-fake-news