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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Andy Smarick |Daniel McCarthy |Michael Toscano |Jessica Melugin
Dispatch Debates logo Important institutions should never be led by those whose primary qualifications are eccentricity and provocation. In our polarized era, there are fewer and fewer spaces where people who disagree can do so productively and in good faith. The Dispatch’s Debate Series aims to be an outlier: a regular feature where two writers with opposing views can hash out some of the thorniest political and cultural issues roiling the national debate.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Daniel McCarthy |Michael Toscano |Jessica Melugin |Jonah Goldberg
Dispatch Debates logo ‘A state without the means of some change is without the means of its own conservation.’ In our polarized era, there are fewer and fewer spaces where people who disagree can do so productively and in good faith. The Dispatch’s Debate Series aims to be an outlier: a regular feature where two writers with opposing views can hash out some of the thorniest political and cultural issues roiling the national debate.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Emily Zanotti |Elizabeth Brown |Michael Toscano |Jessica Melugin
Dispatch Debates logo The Catholic Church’s teaching on surrogacy is rooted in the desire to preserve the dignity of human life. In our polarized era, there are fewer and fewer spaces where people who disagree can do so productively and in good faith. The Dispatch’s Debate Series aims to be an outlier: a regular feature where two writers with opposing views can hash out some of the thorniest political and cultural issues roiling the national debate.
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2 months ago | 
ifstudies.org | Michael Toscano |Brad Littlejohn |Clare Morell |Jon Askonas
A new era of technological change is upon us. It threatens to supplant the human person and make the family functionally and biologically unnecessary. But this anti-human outcome is not inevitable. Conservatives must welcome dynamic innovation, but they should oppose the deployment of technologies that undermine human goods. We must enact policies that elevate the family to a primary constituency of technological advancement.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
ifstudies.org | Michael Toscano |Clare Morell |Adam Candeub
History’s first “digital natives,” members of Gen Z, are experiencing such acute levels of emotional strain and depression that Jonathan Haidt has described them as “the anxious generation.” The omnipresence of social media is a primary driver of this crisis.
In response, some states have passed laws requiring platforms to age verify their users and obtain parental consent for kids to gain access.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Michael Toscano |Clare Morell |Adam Candeub
History’s first “digital natives,” members of Gen Z, are experiencing such acute levels of emotional strain and depression that Jonathan Haidt has described them as “the anxious generation.” The omnipresence of social media is a primary driver of this crisis. In response, some states have passed laws requiring platforms to age verify their users and obtain parental consent for kids to gain access.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
eppc.org | Clare Morell |Michael Toscano |Rachel Morrison |Mary Hallan FioRito
Published September 29, 2024The HillHistory’s first “digital natives,” members of Gen Z, are experiencing such acute levels of emotional strain and depression that Jonathan Haidt has described them as “the anxious generation.” The omnipresence of social media is a primary driver of this crisis. In response, some states have passed laws requiring platforms to age verify their users and obtain parental consent for kids to gain access.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
firstthings.com | Michael Toscano |Matthew Burdette |Matthew Schmitz |Liel Leibovitz
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
ifstudies.org | Wendy Wang |Michael Toscano
A swathe of laws in states across the country have been adopted to require that individuals who wish to access pornography sites provide verification of age. These laws are premised upon the fact that pornography is inappropriate for children and profoundly harmful to the mental health of users, especially with frequent use.
The former claim is not a matter of controversy. But what about the latter claim—that porn use is damaging to the mental health of many impressionable young Americans?
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
compactmag.com | Michael Toscano
When Donald Trump announced that J.D. Vance was going to be his running mate, I can personally attest, more than a few pro-family policy wonks in Washington, DC, sent off “hurrahs” and “hosannas” via text and direct messages. When you work on marriage and family issues, you learn who on Capitol Hill is anti-family, who is pro-family in name only, and who will rise to the occasion, rebuff the lobbyists, and vote for policies that make it easier to get married, have kids, and raise them.
