Writing

American Compass

• The Nation Supporting the Family (Essay in Rebuilding American Capitalism)

City Journal

• Strike Zone (June 16, 2023)

CQ Researcher

• Pro: Should traditional social institutions be revived to combat loneliness in America? (May 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)

• New Tax Proposal Leaves Out Working-Class Parents (June 28, 2023)

Newsweek

• With CHIPs Implementation, White House Betrays ‘Supply-Side Progressivism’ (with Connor O’Brien; March 6, 2023)

• By Stepping Into the Culture War, the Dodgers Only Alienate Fans (June 2, 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)

Columns at CNN Opinion

• The realization about the IRS that the GOP needs to have (Jan. 13, 2023)

• 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)

• The biggest obstacle facing Nikki Haley’s campaign (June 5, 2023)

• DeSantis is trying to climb the Trump wall (June 28, 2023)

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)

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)

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)

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.