Writing
2023
CNN
The realization about the IRS that the GOP needs to have (Jan. 13, 2022)
A rare bipartisan opportunity Congress should take advantage of (Jan. 28, 2023)
Americans deserve more than a Biden-Trump rematch (Feb. 9, 2023)
Critical steps Congress could take to protect kids online (Feb. 26, 2023)
If Republicans want to beat Biden, they can’t ignore this reality (March 10, 2023)
DeSantis takes a risk on Trump indictment (March 23, 2023)
Don’t count DeSantis out yet; the GOP’s 2024 race is far from over (April 11, 2023)
If Kevin McCarthy’s tightrope act works, Democrats would face an agonizing choice (April 21, 2023)
The border surge is Biden’s problem to solve (May 4, 2023)
Biden once supported work requirements for social benefits. Why he should do so again. (May 17, 2023)
Deseret News
The Case for Child Care at Work (Jan. 16, 2023)
Conservatism’s post-Roe dilemma (Feb. 3, 2023)
What conservatives can learn from Major League Baseball’s pitch clock (May 14, 2023)
Institute for Family Studies
Making It Easier to Have a Child Doesn’t Require Making Birth Free (with Leah Libresco Sargeant; Jan. 23, 2023)
Wanted: A More Parent-Friendly Workplace (March 22, 2023)
Bipartisan Legislation on Kids and Tech Gains Momentum in Congress (May 4, 2023)
Newsweek
With CHIPs Implementation, White House Betrays ‘Supply-Side Progressivism’ (with Connor O’Brien; March 6, 2023)
The Atlantic
I’m Pro-Life. I Worry That the Abortion-Pill Ruling Could Backfire. (April 8, 2023)
The Dispatch
How the GOP Can Make Childbirth Affordable Without Breaking the Bank (Jan. 23, 2023)
The New York Times
What Republican Parents Really Want (March 6, 2023)
The Public Discourse
Why the Super Bowl Is Good for America (Feb. 8, 2023)
The Spectator U.S.
DeSantis’s abortion bill is brave (April 18, 2023)
2022
America
The Pro-Life Movement Must Change Tactics or Die (Nov. 10, 2022)
Angelus News
How Pro-Lifers Should Approach the Economics of Abortion (Jan. 19, 2022)
City Journal
Opioids and the Unattached Male (Jan. 18, 2022)
Fighting for Fatherhood (Apr. 28, 2022)
CNN
In a Post-Roe America, GOP Candidates Must Launch a Counterattack to Win (Oct. 13, 2022)
State Ballot Initiatives Challenge Conservatives (Nov. 2, 2022)
Why Rick Scott's Senate GOP Leadership Loss is So Important (Nov. 21, 2022)
Why Kevin McCarthy Has the Hardest Job on Capitol Hill (Dec. 1, 2022)
Deseret News
On Gun Law Reform, This Time Could - and Should - Be Diferent (May 31, 2022)
Critics Say the Right Only Cares About Fetuses. They're Not Paying Attention. (June 29, 2022)
Is the Future of the Suburbs in Utah’s Daybreak? (Aug. 22, 2022)
Give Parents Power to Make the Internet Safer for Kids (Sept. 22, 2022)
What Republicans Want to Do for Families if They Retake the House (with W. Brad Wilcox, Oct. 5, 2022)
We're Likely in for Another Divided Congress (Nov. 12, 2022)
First Things
The Child Tax Credit Should Promote Work and Marriage (with W. Brad Wilcox; Dec. 19, 2022)
Fox News
Democrats are Pro-Abortion, not Pro-Choice; GOP Must be Pro-Parent (July 22, 2022)
Institute for Family Studies
Recent Research Debunks Myth that Economic Factors are Driving Falling Birth Rates (Feb. 23, 2022)
The School Choice Movement Should Focus on Parents' Values (April 13, 2022)
A Just-the-Facts Glimpse Into the State of the American Family, (Aug. 11, 2022)
Are Parents Really Unable to Work in the Post-Covid Economy? (Sept. 1, 2022)
Why Some Americans Don't Want Kids (Oct. 18, 2022)
Surprising New Evidence of a Modest COVID Baby Boom (Oct. 27, 2022)
Law and Liberty
The Perils of Inaction (Mar. 16, 2022)
National Affairs
The Limits of Mentorship (Winter 2022)
National Review
Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids from Social Media Harms (with Clare Morell; Feb. 24, 2022)
A Promising Republican Approach to Child Care Policy (Mar. 29, 2022)
Our Politics Needs a Pro-Family Policy Agenda (with Ryan Anderson, et al.; Sept. 21, 2022)
It's No Longer a Man's World (review of Richard Reeves' Of Boys and Men; Nov. 28, 2022)
Newsweek
A New Approach to Mentorship for At-Risk Kids (Jan. 5, 2022)
Listening to Parents on Paid Leave (Mar. 2, 2022)
Assembling the Mosaic of American Family Life (June 22, 2022)
Strange Bedfellows Could Lead to Pro-Parent Policies (July 12, 2022)
What's Missing from Kevin McCarthy's ‘Commitment to America’ (Oct. 5, 2022)
Republicans Should Vote No on the Respect for Marriage Act (Nov. 16, 2022)
Plough
Grieving a Childhood Friend (Nov. 2, 2022)
Politico
The Failure of 'Compassionate Conservativism' Offers Lessons for the Trumpian Right (June 14, 2022)
The American Conservative
How to Fix Major League Baseball (Mar. 16, 2022)
Student Loan Forgiveness is Bad Policy (Aug. 17, 2022)
The Dispatch
Romney Revamps His Family Security Act (June 16, 2022)
The Work is Just Beginning for the Pro-Life Movement (Sept. 16, 2022)
The New York Times
The Pro-Family Agenda Republicans Should Embrace After Roe (May 10, 2022)
The Public Discourse
Conservative Family Policy Must be Conservative (with Wells King; July 28, 2022)
America Needs Pro-Family Politics (Oct. 25, 2022)
Are Marriage and Parenthood Only for the Wealthy? (Nov. 30, 2022)
The Washington Stand
Do We Finally Have a Pro-Family Plan to Rally Around? (June 21, 2022)
USA Today
Trump's Divisiveness Was Worth the Price to End Roe (May 4, 2022)
Wall Street Journal
Child Tax Credit Can Help With a Pro-Growth Policy (letter; Dec. 21, 2022)
2021
America: The Jesuit Review
Biden’s new child allowance is a breakthrough for families. Mitt Romney’s plan is even better. (March 22, 2021)
American Compass
Family Form Follows Function (Feb. 12, 2021)
Elite Overproduction or Mid-Tier Underproduction? (March 14, 2021)
Putting Down Roots [Review: Gracy Olmstead's Uprooted] (March 26, 2021)
The Consultant Class Scores an Own Goal (April 20, 2021)
A Canadian Warning on Universal Child Care (May 7, 2021)
Gimme Shelter [Review: David Wessel's Only the Rich Can Play] (Oct. 21, 2021)
Capita
Early Childhood Districts: A Response to Elliot Haspel (Sept. 8, 2021)
Catholic News Service
Book Explores the Ethics of Drug Use [Review: John-Mark L. Miravalle's How To Feel Good - and How Not To] (April 18, 2021)
City Journal
More Beautiful Backyards (Aug. 12, 2021)
Loan Giveaways Won't Boost Family Formation (Nov. 18, 2021)
Wards of the State (Dec. 7, 2021)
Deseret News
If You Like Your Church Preschool, Can You Keep It? (with Brad Wilcox; Nov. 10, 2021)
Can Democrats Learn from Their Faith-Based Child Care Mistakes? (with Brad Wilcox; Dec. 27, 2021)
Institute for Family Studies
A 'Working-Class Party'? Child Tax Credit Debate Is a Test For the GOP (Jan. 25, 2021)
What’s Next for Child Care Policy? (March 22, 2021)
Building a Unified Front on Family Credits (May 12, 2021)
Familia Sí, Guardería No: Hispanics Least Likely to Prefer and Use Paid Child Care (with Margarita Mooney and Wendy Wang; May 26, 2021)
Where Should New Parents Settle Post-Covid? (Aug. 5, 2021)
Virginia's New Governor Should Improve Options for Parents of Young Children (Nov. 16, 2021)
Was the 'She-cession' Narrative Overblown? (Dec. 7, 2021)
National Catholic Register
Five Ways to Make American More Family-Friendly (Nov. 10, 2021)
National Review
Thoughts on a Post-Roe Agenda (Nov. 29, 2021)
Newsweek
Conservatives Looking for a New Direction Should Embrace Family Policy (Feb. 10, 2021)
How Conservatives Could Solve the Child Care Crunch (July 12, 2021)
Working Americans Are Speaking. Are Politicians Listening? (Aug. 23, 2021)
In a Post-Roe World, States Can Find Common Ground Supporting Moms (Dec. 9, 2021)
The New York Times
Why Working-Class Parents Don’t Buy What D.C. Is Selling (Sept. 14, 2021)
Public Discourse
The Limits of the Free Market: Four Responses to Samuel Gregg (March 14, 2021)
A Distinctly American Family Policy (Nov. 11, 2021)
RealClearPolicy
The Communitarian Case for a Universal Child Benefit (June 18, 2021)
The American Conservative
Conservatives Need A Pro-Family Agenda Beyond Tax Credits (Feb. 12, 2021)
The Dispatch
What the Build Back Better Act Would Mean for Families (Oct. 29, 2021)
USA Today
Biden's Reconciliation Plan Would Increase Marriage Penalties. That's Not Build Back Better (with Brad Wilcox; Oct. 29, 2021)
Washington Examiner
Where School Choice Legislation Falls Short (Aug. 6, 2021)
2020
American Compass
The Self-Serving Mirage of MarketWorld [Review: Anand Giridharadas' Winners Take All] (July 9, 2020)
Catholic News Service
Joseph Pearce guides Catholics through literature classics [Review: Joseph Pearce's Literature] (Jan, 24, 2020)
Volume on assisted reproduction falls short on moral considerations [Review: Marsh and Ronner's The Pursuit of Parenthood] (May 13, 2020)
National Review
The Gods We Worship in a Secular Age [Review: Tara Isabella Burton's Strange Gods] (Aug. 6, 2020)
The Cult of Smart Is Worth the Read [Review: Frederik deBoer's The Cult of Smart (Aug. 7, 2020)
Public Discourse
Christopher Caldwell Is Not Here to Give You Hope [Review: Christopher Caldwell's The Age of Entitlement] (May 12, 2020)
Pro-Natalism from the Left [Review: Matt Yglesias' One Billion Americans] (Sept. 18, 2020)
2019
Catholic News Service
Intellectual biography traces influences on Pope Francis' thought [Review: Massimo Borghesi's The Mind of Pope Francis] (July 30, 2019)
Biography asks whether prestige, Catholic identity are at odds [Review: Fr. Wilson Miscamble's American Priest] (Sept. 27, 2019)
City Journal
Why Democrats Lose (July 31, 2019)
Institute for Family Studies
How Childless Are America’s Cities? (Feb. 18, 2019)
Unpacking the ‘Family Fun Pack’: A Bold, Laudable, Yet Flawed Proposal (Feb. 27, 2019)
We Need a Broader Vision of Supporting Families: My Response to Matt Bruenig (March 1, 2019)
Community Building Needs More Than Lip Service (Sept. 18, 2019)
National Affairs
The Dark Side of Social Capital (Summer 2019)
National Review
Leaning Out (Feb. 21, 2019)
Public Discourse
Our Little Platoons Need Reinforcements [Review: Tim Carney's Alienated America] (June 18, 2019)
The American Conservative
Elizabeth Warren’s Watered-Down Populism (April 4, 2019)
2018
America: The Jesuit Review
Catholics are just as likely to get an abortion as other U.S. women. Why? (Jan. 24, 2018)
Why Catholic colleges should ban access to pornography (Nov. 9, 2018)
Catholic News Service
Trio of books looks at Protestant Reformation through different lenses (April 9, 2018)
Discussion of words’ origins best taken in small bites [Review: Anthony Esolen's Angels, Barbarians, and Nincompoops] (May 11, 2018)
New books explore young adult outreach in face of today’s challenges (Oct. 23, 2018)
Collection of essays chronicles search for order through two decades [Review: George Weigel's The Fragility of Order] (Dec. 5, 2018)
City Journal
Why Democrats Lose (July 31, 2019)
Institute for Family Studies
How “Family-Friendly” is the Tax Reform Law? (Jan. 3, 2018)
Bringing Family-Friendly Urbanism to the Suburbs (Feb. 9, 2018)
Does the Middle Class Need a Bigger Safety Net? (Aug. 13, 2018)
National Review
Falling Life Expectancy and a Politics of Meaning (Nov. 30, 2018)
Public Discourse
Man Does Not Live By Economic Growth Alone [Review: Oren Cass' The Once and Future Worker] (Dec. 3, 2018)
The American Conservative
The Suburbs Can’t Be Blamed For Everything (Sept. 21, 2018)
2017 and earlier
Other articles published in The Washington Post, Public Discourse, First Things, The Federalist, Lookout Landing, National Review, Ethika Politika, Acculturated, The Claremont Review of Books, America: The Jesuit Review, Jacobite, Catholic News Service, The Weekly Standard, and elsewhere.