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Abortion Compromise Flouts Public Opinion, Precedent By Colleen Carroll Campbell Monday, December 28, 2009 Reversals such as Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson's are not surprising. Pro-life voters are accustomed to broken promises from opportunistic politicians who jettison their abortion opposition for a bigger slice of the Beltway pie.

Expect Senate health bill to explode federal budget By James C. Capretta Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Senator Reid's entitlement expansions are expected to cost $200 billion by 2019 and grow 8 percent every year thereafter. And that's assuming Congress can hand out a new entitlement to a relatively small segment of the population while denying it to tens of millions of others.

The Health-Care Backlash By Peter Wehner Tuesday, December 22, 2009 There is a growing backlash against the effort to radically change American health care. Barack Obama is inflicting enormous damage on his presidency and his party. And more will follow.

He's No Stupak Ben Nelson caves on taxpayer funding of abortion. By James C. Capretta, Yuval Levin Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Senator Ben Nelson said he wanted more restrictive language on abortion funding, but Senator Harry Reid's revised plan, which Senator Nelson now supports, would allow subsidized insurance plans to cover elective abortions. One can only imagine how much worse it would be if Senator Nelson were still "negotiating."

The Left�s Uprising Against Obama By Peter Wehner Friday, December 18, 2009 The Left is in open revolt against President Obama. That means his presidency, already weak, will get weaker still.

From Awful to Worse Harry Reid's medical malpractice. By James C. Capretta, Yuval Levin Thursday, December 17, 2009 Every criticism lodged against Obamacare this year applies to Senator Harry Reid's new "compromise," and at least one more in addition: The only thing it compromises is the chance of reforming American health care for the better.

"Christmas Wars" Begin Within By Colleen Carroll Campbell Thursday, December 17, 2009 The real "War on Christmas" is less about external battles over the placement of manger scenes than about internal battles in the hearts of believers over what that manger scene means and how much it really matters.

Challenging Science Dogma As with evolution, the 'consensus' on climate change has become an ideology. By Rick Santorum Thursday, December 17, 2009 What happens when the scientific consensus becomes an ideology that trumps the pursuit of truth? Those making legitimate inquiries are ostracized, the careers of dissenters are destroyed, and debate is stifled.

Books for Christmas By George Weigel Wednesday, December 16, 2009 They're not all new, the books that follow, but they're all well worth reading, and giving.

What Is the Case for the Senate Bill? By Yuval Levin Wednesday, December 16, 2009 For liberals, the Senate health-care bill is not as good as the bill the Democrats originally proposed, and it is also worse than the status quo -- because it funnels huge amounts of money to the insurance companies they hate so much and doesn't really change the system.

The Just-War Tradition Obama's Oslo Speech presumes too much about a centuries-old intellectual tradition. By George Weigel Monday, December 14, 2009 President Obama's lifting up of the venerable just war tradition -- in which proportionate and discriminate armed force must always be understood to be in the pursuit of peace, which is the fruit of justice, security, and freedom -- and which has deep roots in the civilizational soil of the West, was entirely welcome, if not to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

'Sexting' Suicides Should Serve as Wake-Up Calls By Colleen Carroll Campbell Friday, December 11, 2009 Teens who "sext" -- send sexually explicit photos of themselves via cell phone -- are confounded by a culture that teaches them to equate exhibitionism with empowerment, then vilifies them for the same reckless behavior it implicitly encourages.

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EPPC Out and About

Michael Cromartie Participates in Saddleback Civil Forum

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie recently took part in a Saddleback Civil Forum, hosted by Pastor Rick Warren, on the "Persecuted Church." The purpose of the Civil Forum was to raise awareness of persecution of religious believers around the world and to discuss ways to promote international religious liberty. Video of the forum is available here.

George Weigel Awarded TOTUS Prize in Poland

On October 10, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel was awarded the TOTUS Prize by the Work of the New Millennium Foundation, which is sponsored by the Catholic bishops of Poland. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in Warsaw's Royal Castle and televised nationally, was given in honor of Mr. Weigel's work in "promoting the thought of Pope John Paul II."

Yuval Levin, Editor of National Affairs

EPPC Hertog Fellow Yuval Levin is the editor of National Affairs, a new quarterly journal of essays on domestic policy. The journal (which is independent of EPPC) covers public policy, society, culture, politics, and the world of ideas. It aims to help America meet the daunting challenges we now confront and to defend our democratic capitalism, our principles of liberty and equality under the law, and our roots in the Western tradition. The inaugural issue, with a lead essay by EPPC Fellow James C. Capretta, is now available.

Faith & Culture

Pro-Life Progress Despite Political Losses

EPPC Fellow Colleen Carroll Campbell talks with Deirdre McQuade, pro-life spokesperson for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, about defending life regardless of the prevailing political winds. The television show, "Faith & Culture" airs Sunday, Dec. 27, at 10:30 a.m. ET, and Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 11 p.m. ET, on EWTN, the world's largest religious media network.