If you have not been following this GOP platform debate, get up to speed here and here. David Barton, the GOP political activist who uses the American past to promote his activism, was a member of the 2024 GOP platform […]
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“What a mess”: Conservative intellectual Robert George responds to the GOP platform
Last night we noted that not all conservatives are happy with Donald Trump’s GOP platform. Get up to speed here. Conservative intellectual Robert George has weighed-in: Here is George’s full statement, as posted in Denny Burk’s tweet: Every four years […]
Some on the Christian Right are unhappy with the 2024 GOP platform
Today the GOP platform committee met in Milwaukee. As we noted over the weekend, there was some debate over whether the platform should have a statement calling for a national ban on abortion. Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee, does not […]
Ethics and Public Policy Center’s encouraging report on two years after Dobbs (and some discouraging thoughts too)
Patrick Brown’s report on states and family-friendly policies two years after Dobbs is a must-read.
Anti-abortion advocates want to keep a federal ban on abortion in the GOP platform despite Trump’s views
Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, believes that the issue of abortion in a post-Roe v. Wade America should be decided by the states. In other words, he does not support a federal ban on abortion. But here’s […]
Apparently Liberty University’s view on abortion does not even allow an exception for the life of the mother
Am I reading this Tweet correctly? It comes from the public voice of Liberty University–the Standing for Freedom Center. The pro-life movement is divided over whether abortions are morally permissible in cases of incest and rape, but Liberty University seems […]
The New York Times swings and misses on abortion, again
Coverage of the abortion debate this week in NYT breaks basic journalistic rules.
Kristi Noem auditions for the role of Trump’s VP
Did anyone watch Dana Bash’s interview with South Dakota governor Kristi Noem on CNN yesterday? Watch: If you want to be successful in Trumpian politics all you need to do is repeat, almost mechanically or robotically, Trump talking points. The […]
Review: In contemporary Russia, a culture of death predominates
Anna Starobinets’ tragic memoir makes it clear: in contemporary Russia, a culture of death predominates.
1 in 3 “evangelical” or “born again” Christians supported a right to abortion in Ohio; pro-choice governor wins in red Kentucky
An NBC news exit poll shows that 32% of white “evangelical” or “born again” Christians voted to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Ohio constitution. As expected, 68% of white evangelicals opposed the measure, but I was surprised […]
The pro-life movement has been “co-opted by GOP anti-abortion politics”
Bernard Prusak is the Raymond and Eleanor Smiley Chair in Business Ethics at John Carroll University. Commonweal has published his piece, “The Pro-Life Movement: Less Popular Than Ever?“, on the eve of the Ohio 1 abortion referendum. Here is a […]
Book launch interview: Pity for Evil: Suffrage, Abortion, and Women’s Empowerment in Reconstruction America
In their new book, Klem and McDowell tell the story of the early women’s rights activists’ opposition to abortion.
“The only cause that really matters to most Republicans now is Trump himself.”
Rich Lowry, the editor-in-chief of the conservative National Review, believes Trump will “get away with snubbing conservatives on abortion.” Here is a taste of his piece at Politico: So far the reaction to Trump’s remarks has been muted on most […]
Another candidate has joined the race for the 2024 Democratic nomination. She’s an atheist, a leftist, and pro-life.
Introducing Terrisa Bukovinac. If you have the stomach for it, watch her presidential announcement below. Bukovinac is not a typical progressive who also happens to be pro-life. Rather, her entire campaign appears to be based on ending abortion. Her announcement […]
More evangelicals criticize Trump on abortion
We’ll have our regular evangelical roundup tomorrow, but here are a few more responses to Trump’s new view on abortion. (Get up to speed here and here and here.) Sean Feucht is trying to have it both ways: Al Mohler […]
Trump’s pro-Unionism and changes on abortion show an “eagerness to win even at the expense of ideological consistency”
Here is Ross Douthat at The New York Times: In the last week, the man whose judicial appointees overturned Roe v. Wade and whose administration was reliably hostile to unions has condemned the six-week abortion ban signed by DeSantis, promised […]
Prolifers are outraged about Trump’s abortion comments on “Meet the Press”
I wrote yesterday: Essentially, Trump is throwing the pro-life movement under the bus. He and his team believe that they can win in 2024 with a more moderate pro-life view on abortion. To put this more crudely, pro-life conservative evangelicals […]
Will evangelicals turn on Trump after his “Meet the Press” abortion comments?
The evangelicals and politics angle to the 2024 election just got more interesting! Essentially, Trump is throwing the pro-life movement under the bus. He and his team believe that they can win in 2024 with a more moderate pro-life view […]
“And Pharaoh hardened his heart”: Will Donald Trump’s abortion claims on “Meet the Press” open a new lane for Ron DeSantis?
During the August 2023 GOP presidential debate, Nikki Haley said that Americans “need to stop demonizing” the issue of abortion. Watch: Most conservative evangelicals I know side with Pence in this debate. Haley repeated this argument over the weekend at […]
Fact-checking Trump on “Meet the Press”
In case you missed it, NBC News journalist Kristen Welker began her new gig as host of the “Meet the Press” with a Donald Trump interview. This morning NBC News published a piece fact-checking Trump: “Former President Donald Trump made […]