Biden, Becerra, & Bell-Bottoms
Joe Biden was one of Jimmy Carter’s first supporters in the Senate, and at the time, the two saw abortion in much the same way. With the nomination of Xavier […]
Author Archives: johnamurdock
No Longer Streaming
With sadness I must report that The Stream has gone over the cliff. I had hoped that the outlet might come out of the Trump years (during which it went […]
Tackling Abortion
Longtime NFL tight end and father of seven Benjamin Watson has used some of his football millions to fund a film that engages the abortion debate. In an age of […]
Angels and Demons
John interviews three “angels” from the organization Braver Angels about whether “red” and “blue” can talk to each other in our polarized political climate. Here on the Porch.
A Wordly Crisis
The nomination of ACB is neither a constitutional crisis nor fake news, but it has highlighted the low value we put on words. More here at First Things.
Apocalypse Not Now?
John explores the latest in Cornucopian literature here on the Porch.
Trump and the Religious Left’s Abortion Blindspot
Danger abounds in the Trump era. The Donald provides plenty on his own, but his detractors can risk falling into the trap of seeing him as the “only” danger. When […]
Harris Can Be VP (And Trump Never Said She Couldn’t)
There are plenty of things to knock Donald Trump about, but the recent media hysteria over his comments regarding Kamala Harris’s eligibility to be Vice-President seem misplaced. I explore the […]
Some Things Should be Cancelled.
We can simply respond to an over-reaching “cancel culture” with amplified resentment or we can use this moment as a time for reflection. If even Planned Parenthood can confess some […]
Roberts and Roe
Chief Justice John Roberts brought down a Louisiana abortion regulation and built up stare decisis. Does this mean that Roe is safe (and the unborn are not) for the foreseeable […]
