Values (and “Values Voters”) in 2012
By Stephen P. White
Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The American Left appears to be increasingly populated by folks who aren't interested making religiously informed public moral arguments, which reinforces the perception of Democrats as the Party of the Irreligious.  [Read More]

Lt. Nick Vogt and the Power of Faith
By Mary Rice Hasson
Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Lt. Nick Vogt—his heart-stopping injuries and inexplicable survival testify to his family's tenacious faith and the power of prayer. We thank God for life—no matter how broken and vulnerable—and beg healing, and strength for Nick, his family, and our military.  [Read More]

Coercing Consciences
By George Weigel
Posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
Some Catholics argued that, when then-Cardinal Ratzinger's warnings about the "dictatorship of relativism" were too over-the-top. Others thought the formula an accurate summary of a grave threat to freedom. Recent events throughout the western world have fully vindicated the latter.  [Read More]

The Case for Reforming Medicare with Premium Support
By James C. Capretta
Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Medicare is valuable to seniors because it provides secure access to medical care at a vulnerable stage of life. That wouldn't change with premium support. What would change is that Medicare would benefit from the competitive pressures that deliver continuous quality and productivity improvements in most sectors of the American economy.  [Read More]

A Choice of Two Temperaments
By Yuval Levin
Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The race for the Republican nomination has yielded two very unusual front runners in Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. To choose between them, Republican voters must grasp just how substantively similar they are, but how temperamentally different.   [Read More]

Books for Christmas
By George Weigel
Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
In a world of Kindles and iPads, real books still make wonderful Christmas gifts. Here are some recently published (and read) titles EPPC's George Weigel recommends with enthusiasm.  [Read More]

The Most Sacramental Season
By Stephen P. White
Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011
At Advent, more than any other time of year, our culture is concerned with preserving traditions: an implicit admission that beneath all the consumerism and commercialism remains the conviction that there is something deeper still -- a persistent truth -- toward which all this stuff points.  [Read More]

U.S. Relations Have Soured Worldwide
By Peter Wehner
Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011
Barack Obama promised better diplomatic relations with the world if he were elected president. The reality has turned out much different. U.S. relations have soured worldwide.  [Read More]

Catholic Youth Ministry Under Fire Over Girl Scouts' Pro-Abortion Ties
By Mary Rice Hasson
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Behind the Girl Scouts' cookies, slogans, and badges is a deadly reality: partnerships with U.S. and international advocates of sexual “empowerment,” contraceptives, and abortion.  [Read More]

What Is Constitutional Conservatism?
By Yuval Levin
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Constitution stands opposed to both the populist and the technocratic appeals of the Left. The Constitution is built upon a profound skepticism about the ability of any political arrangement to overcome the limitations of human reason and human nature, and so establishes a system of checks to prevent sudden large mistakes while enabling gradual changes supported by a broad and longstanding consensus.  [Read More]