The American people have told pollsters over and over again that they support a wall, a fence, or some sort of border barrier to restrict illegal immigration. They also support deporting illegal immigrants who are convicted of committing felonies. All of this is, or at least could be, consistent with the Bishops’ letter and the Catholic Catechism. Unfortunately, nobody in either party ever offered such a solution… Read

Visit the Culture of Life’s Facebook page, and you will see that our briefs, especially those dealing with abortion, receive many reader comments, perhaps a majority of which are negative – some virulently so. Most, though not all, of those negative comments are also surprisingly shallow and simplistic. They are emotional, not logical. So what does it mean for the Pro-Life movement when its opponents cede the intellectual high-ground? Read

For years now, whenever a Pro-Life politician says or does something impolitic, the entirety of the Pro-Life movement is made to answer for it. By contrast, it seems, the Pro-Choice movement has largely been immune from this collective guilt. But with the vile and horrifying statements made by Planned Parenthood officials now a part of the public consciousness, Pro-Life politicians are once again on offense. Read