Happy Independence Day, from all of us at Public Discourse!.

Are you on our email list? Subscribe to receive daily (or weekly - or both!) updates and never miss a new article:. ALSO: Have you heard about our essay contest for #genz #writers?

The single most durable legacy of Obergefell, it would seem, is the damage it has done to the culture of marriage and family in the United States.

We need to think deeply about end-of-life care because it is only a matter of time before medical aid in dying for the most vulnerable will come to your state.

Whether disruption is good or bad will depend considerably upon one’s views about the law’s merits and one’s position on the culture wars.

In the end, it’s not so much that the Church refuses to comply with such laws as that she cannot comply. It would be contrary to who she is.

@AtxInstitute @hamiltonsoc @ActonInstitute @CatoInstitute @BeowsBooks.

@STMAcademy @HeightsSchool @AquinasAcademy_ @philoscatholic @FOCUScatholic @ChristendomVA @circeins.

@CarolinaReview @Thales_Academy @Oakcrestva @tikvahfund @WitherspoonInst @CanaVox @Hillsdale.

Calling all emerging writers! . This is an excellent opportunity to be published (and paid) alongside scholars and thought leaders for your insights on relationships, education, religion, and culture.

Should not teaching the truth be our true goal in the classroom?.

We are taking a publishing break this week in observance of Independence Day. We wish everyone a joyful 4th!

Should children’s parents or should the government shape the beliefs and values of children?.

It is thanks to the work of office assistants, dining hall workers, and plumbers that universities can operate smoothly. It would be good to know what they think about the state of affairs at the institutions where they perform invisible labor.

Parents’ authority over their children’s education is being challenged as much today as it was a century ago.

The tenth anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges today is a fitting occasion for taking stock of that ruling’s legacy in law, politics, and culture.

Ukraine’s location at the crossroads of geopolitical forces has both hastened and complicated the evolution of Ukrainian national identity.

Elon Musk's family life and natalist philosophy reflect a distorted understanding of children, the family, the human person, and the common good.