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IVF & Future of Federal Policy with Steve Aden

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Blink and you may have missed it. President Trump signed into law another Executive Order, this one touching on a significant concern for pro-life Americans: in-vitro fertilization. The president’s latest EO reinserts us back into a debate over what legal protection should be afforded to embryos and the attendant public policy ramifications. But this debate

The Rights of Women: A Natural Law Approach with Erika Bachiochi

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This episode features a webinar discussion on Natural Law and Women’s Rights with Erika Bachiochi, a legal scholar and current fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center. This webinar was part of our ongoing series of legal education webinars with the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy. Erika Bachiochi examines, both philosophically and historically,

The Tragedy of “Progressive” Prosecution with Gerry Bradley

Delivered on November 1, 2024, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., we bring you the remarks of Professor Gerry Bradley from the Tragedy of “Progressive” Prosecution. Since George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, the U.S. has undergone a significant reevaluation of its criminal justice system and has moved towards a more “progressive”

*The* Ads that Shaped the 2024 Election with Jon Schweppe

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Who was for they/them versus who was for you? Join host Garrett Snedeker for a fascinating discussion with Jon Schweppe, Director of Policy for the American Principles Project, on the power of the most influential political ads that shaped the 2024 presidential election. Jon Schweppe is the Director of Policy for the American Principles Project

Restoring Constitutional Unity with Yuval Levin

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Join host Garrett Snedeker and JWI Intern Joshua Janniere for an interview with Yuval Levin on his recent book American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation – and Could Again. In this podcast, Professor Levin discusses the crisis of unity in America and his hopeful vision for the future of republican revival. He outlines

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Americans have forgotten what true leisure is. Leisure is not merely the absence of labor or the recuperation of health and vitality, so that labor can be resumed. Nor should it be compared to escapism, which by its very definition, preoccupies and prevents one from contemplating and ordering one’s mind to reality. Instead, true leisure

Minisode 6: National Conservatism Conference Scenes

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For a special minisode, Hadley Arkes and Garrett Snedeker, who attended the 2024 National Conservatism Conference July 8-10, share impressions of both the public panel discussions and how the conference fits within our larger political and cultural moment. Edmund Burke Foundation, organizer of NatCon 4 Video of NatCon4 speeches and panels

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