Alexandra DeSanctis
Fellow
EPPC Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis writes on culture and family issues, with a particular focus on abortion policy and pro-life advocacy, as a member of the Life and Family Initiative.
EPPC Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis writes on culture and family issues, with a particular focus on abortion policy and pro-life advocacy, as a member of the Life and Family Initiative.
DeSanctis has been a writer at National Review since 2016, where she covers politics, elections, culture, and abortion policy. She first joined NR as a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism with the National Review Institute and since 2018 has been a staff writer. She has been a regular commentator on NR’s podcast “The Editors.”
Her writing has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among other publications. She speaks for high-school and college audiences across the country about abortion and the pro-life movement.
DeSanctis is co-author, with Ryan T. Anderson, of the 2022 book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing.
Old School
Alexandra DeSanctis
Why classical education is making a comeback.
National Review / August 10, 2023
Feminists and Contraception
Alexandra DeSanctis
Many are aware that the Pill can cause unpleasant side effects during its use.
Human Life Review / August 1, 2023
The Key to Reading Well
Alexandra DeSanctis
Few Americans, it seems, give much thought to the subject of how to choose good books.
Articles
National Review / July 13, 2023
Early Primary States Side with DeSantis on Pro-Life Laws
Alexandra DeSanctis
Republicans in Iowa and South Carolina back the heartbeat bills Donald Trump has criticized.
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National Review / May 23, 2023
Reactionary Feminism Isn’t Radical Enough
Alexandra DeSanctis
A coherent account of creation, givenness, human nature, and personalism is directly responsive to each flaw and harm generated by the Sexual Revolution ideology. The notion of being a human person means something substantive about who I am, how I should act, how I deserve to be treated, and how I must treat others.
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The Public Discourse / May 1, 2023
The Case for Reactionary Feminism
Alexandra DeSanctis
Lambasting the sexual revolution is no longer the exclusive territory of social conservatives.
Articles
National Review / April 13, 2023
National Republicans Need a Pro-Life Messaging Strategy
Alexandra DeSanctis
Playing defense isn’t enough to win. Republicans must do more on the pro-life front.
Articles
National Review / February 14, 2023
Abortion via Pharmacy Is the New Pro-Life Frontier
Alexandra DeSanctis
Major U.S. pharmacy chains intend to begin dispensing chemical-abortion drugs thanks to a new Biden administration rule.
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National Review / February 3, 2023
The Pro-Life Movement Still Deserves a National Strategy
Alexandra DeSanctis
A national demonstration like the March reminds politicians that pro-life voters don’t intend to take the Dobbs victory as an opportunity to pack up and go home. Pro-lifers should push for change at the state level. But if pro-life Americans wish to remain an influential interest group at the national level, they would be wise not to send the message that federal politicians can brush abortion policy aside indefinitely as a matter for state lawmakers to sort out.
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The Public Discourse / January 26, 2023
My Holiday from Twitter
Alexandra DeSanctis
The world doesn’t stop spinning if you step away from social media.
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National Review / January 26, 2023