-
2 months ago | 
ptbwrites.substack.com | Patrick Brown |Charles Lehman
If it’s Friday, it’s Family Matters. On deck: The Main Event: Just say no to DOGEism ‘Home Improvement’: New report explores housing trends and family formationIt’s Me, Hi: Fox News, NOTUS, City Journal, and moreParting ShotsWhen you come to a fork in the road, Yogi Berra said, take it — and Elon Musk’s DOGE work is living that proverb to the fullest.
-
Dec 6, 2024 | 
ptbwrites.substack.com | Patrick Brown
Welcome back to Family Matters, where we are all, like Cleveland Browns QB Jameis Winston, just praying the Lord will deliver us from pick-sixes.
-
Nov 8, 2024 | 
ptbwrites.substack.com | Patrick Brown |Aaron M. Renn |Alexandra DeSanctis
Welcome to Family Matters. On tap:The Main Event: The backlash against progressive governance arrivesFlorida!!!: It’s one hell of a drug Remember, Remember the 19th of November: A full day of family policy #contentIt’s Me, Hi: Newsweek and American CompassQuick SlantsThe best part of being pessimistic is being proven wrong.
-
Oct 9, 2024 | 
miamiherald.com | Patrick Brown
Last week's vice presidential debate will likely serve as the last chance for voters to compare the two presidential campaigns head-to-head. And the Republican ticket couldn't have asked for a more polished and professional final word than it got from Sen. J.D. Vance. In many ways, he made the pitch for Trumpism to undecided voters more succinctly than anyone, including Trump himself, ever has.
-
Oct 4, 2024 | 
ptbwrites.substack.com | Patrick Brown
It’s October, which means it’s time for postseason baseball, college football, and ever-(Pumpkin?) spicier family policy newsletters. Welcome to Family Matters.
-
Sep 27, 2024 | 
ptbwrites.substack.com | Patrick Brown
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window, wait for spring, and write my weekly newsletter. It’s Family Matters. On tap:The Main Event: How Sen. Vance Should Prepare for Tuesday’s Debate Sideshow: The Family Security Act is RealIt’s Me, HiEt CeteraThe 2024 vice presidential debate is Tuesday, and it may well be the nation’s last opportunity to hear the two tickets respond to each other before votes are cast.
-
Sep 9, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Matthew Anderson |Patrick Brown |Charles Hilu |Michael Reneau
After making good on his first term to appoint the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, former President Donald Trump has clearly moderated his approach. Last week, Trump announced that his next presidential administration would fund IVF treatments and flirted with supporting Florida’s “Right to Abortion” amendment, which set off an (effective) panic among pro-life stalwarts.
-
Sep 6, 2024 | 
ptbwrites.substack.com | Patrick Brown
Football is back, baby, and what’s better than a newsletter that combines football and babies? But you gotta eat your policy vegetables first. On tap:The Main Event: How Big Can CTC Fans Dream?
-
Aug 29, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Alex Demas |Patrick Brown |Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue
Alex Demas is a fact checker at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he worked in England as a financial journalist and earned his MA in Political Economy at King's College London. When not heroically combating misinformation online, Alex can be found mixing cocktails, watching his beloved soccer team Aston Villa lose a match, or attempting to pet stray cats.
-
Aug 24, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Nick Ripatrazone |Patrick Brown |Kevin Williamson
We’re going to the mattresses! Published August 24, 2024 It’s a beautiful Friday morning in Washington, D.C., and Jonah has decided to pick a fight with Alexander Graham Bell. He ruminates upon the long decline of the convention (and who’s to blame), the insidious lying and mudslinging from both parties (Breaking: It’s wrong to bully children), and the parameters of minding your own business.
