The ultimate goal is a sexual culture that makes it easier for young people to achieve romantic happiness—by encouraging them to wait a little longer, choose more carefully and judge their sex lives against a strong moral standard.
This is the paradox of America’s unborn. No life is so desperately sought after, so hungrily desired, so carefully nurtured. And yet no life is so legally unprotected, and so frequently destroyed.
Over the past three years, American politics has been dominated by a liberal fantasy and a conservative freakout.
In the last two years, Oklahoma’s junior senator has proved himself braver than many of his colleagues, more creative on public policy, and more intellectually honest about the consequences of popular legislation.
On an individual level, a partisan mind-set corrupts the intellect and poisons the wells of human sympathy.
