Whole Life: A Common Sense Agenda for Strengthening The American Family
Stagnant middle class wages, burdensome student loan debt, rising housing costs and delayed family formation have crumbled the building block of our society. For too long politicians have paid lip service to family values but have done very little to support the bedrock institution that undergirds society from the bottom up. If social conservatism is to have a future in American politics, conservatives must become pro-life for the whole of life. As an appetite for a pro-worker, pro-family agenda grows on the Right, it’s worth considering how we might adopt policies to promote strong families, resilient faith communities and a thriving middle class.
On October 14, The American Conservative, American Principles Project and Plough Quarterly hosted a conference to explore the nature of the crisis and present a winning policy agenda moving forward.
Agenda
Welcome:Emile Doak, vice president of advancement & programs, The American Conservative
Keynote Address: Pastor J. Heinrich Arnold, the Bruderfhof
Panel 1: Our Cultural Crisis: Why is Pro-Family Policy Needed Now?
Rod Dreher, senior editor, The American Conservative
W. Bradford Wilcox, senior fellow, The Institute for Family Studies
Ed Lawson, president, Family & Community Engagement Services
Marshall Kosloff , media fellow, Hudson Institute (moderator)
Panel 2: A New Policy Agenda: What Does Pro-Family Policy Look Like in Practice?
Jonathan Schweppe, director of government affairs, American Principles Project
Samuel Hammond, director of policy & welfare study, Niskanen Center
Oren Cass, executive director, American Compass
Catherine Pakaluk, director of social research, Catholic University of America
Concluding Remarks, Emile A. Doak, vice president, advancement & programs, The American Conservative
