Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., is president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where he researched and wrote about marriage, bioethics, religious liberty and political philosophy. Anderson is the author of several books and his research has been cited by two U.S. Supreme Court justices in two separate cases. Read his Heritage research.
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In recent political memory, religious liberty was a value that brought together conservatives, libertarians and progressives. As recently as 1993, the federal Religious Freedom Restoration… Read More
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The Supreme Court’s redefinition of marriage has left many concerned about protecting freedom for everyone who believes that marriage is the union of a man… Read More
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What do you do when you can’t persuade the American people to embrace your values? You use government coercion to impose those values on people…. Read More
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Recently at Forbes, John Farrell published an odd critique of an essay of mine that ran at First Things. The essay is an excerpt from my… Read More
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ABC News is mainstreaming the practice of polyamory—that is, group marriage—with a story titled, “Two Moms, One Dad, Two Babies Make One Big Happy Polyamorous… Read More
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Politico is reporting that the so-called “Equality Act” will be introduced today in Congress. The bill is the brainchild of the Human Rights Campaign—an influential,… Read More
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Last week many of us were disgusted to learn Planned Parenthood is harvesting and selling body parts from aborted children. As the largest provider of… Read More
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With its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court has brought the sexual revolution to its apex—a redefinition of our civilization’s primordial institution, cutting its… Read More
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Two weeks ago, in a usurpation of the democratic process on par with Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court got marriage and the Constitution wrong…. Read More
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Even now that the Supreme Court has redefined marriage, Americans who believe that marriage is union of husband and wife should be free to live… Read More
