Nathanael Blake

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Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Fellow in the Life and Family Initiative at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His research interests include American political theory, Christian political thought, and the intersection of natural law and philosophical hermeneutics. His published scholarship has included work on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Alasdair MacIntyre, Russell Kirk and J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Fellow in the Life and Family Initiative at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His research interests include American political theory, Christian political thought, and the intersection of natural law and philosophical hermeneutics. His published scholarship has included work on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Alasdair MacIntyre, Russell Kirk and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Dr. Blake grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and received an undergraduate degree in microbiology with a chemistry minor from Oregon State University. After working as a writer and editor in the pro-life movement, he enrolled in graduate studies at the Catholic University of America, earning a doctorate in political theory. His dissertation was titled: “Natural Law and History: The Use and Abuse of Practical Reason.” Blake was a Richard M. Weaver Fellow of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and taught American Government at Wheeling Jesuit University.

As a cultural commentator, Dr. Blake has published hundreds of articles at outlets including Public Discourse, World Opinions, The Federalist, The Catholic World Report, and National Review. His first book, Victims of the Revolution: How Sexual Liberation Hurts Us All, is forthcoming from Ignatius Press in Spring 2025.

An evangelical Christian, Blake helps lead worship at his church—he particularly enjoys playing old hymns on double bass.

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Sex and the post-Christian right

Nathanael Blake

Feminists are right to lament the popularity of Andrew Tate, but they don’t have a better alternative.

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WORLD Opinions / March 11, 2025

Self-Government Requires Governing Ourselves

Nathanael Blake

Brad Littlejohn’s smart and provocative book, ‘Called to Freedom,’ examines the tension between Christian teaching and the secular ideal of political freedom.

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The Federalist / March 6, 2025

The Cass Report remains undefeated

Nathanael Blake

But transgender ideology presses on despite its lack of evidence.

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WORLD Opinions / February 28, 2025

Transgender Ideology Is In Retreat, But We Must Fight Until It’s Destroyed

Nathanael Blake

Those who have staked their livelihoods and reputations on transgender ideology are not going to give up quietly and go away.

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The Federalist / February 18, 2025

The Woke Fever Broke, So Why Is Bezos Still Banning Ryan Anderson’s Book On Transgenderism?

Nathanael Blake

When Harry Became Sally is still banned on Amazon, even as the vibes have shifted and Trump successfully campaigned against gender ideology.

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The Federalist / January 31, 2025

Christianity Is The Cure For Critical Theory

Nathanael Blake

Carl Trueman’s latest book, ‘To Change All Worlds,’ examines how critical theory became the dominant ideology and what can be done about it.

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The Federalist / January 27, 2025

Demons Must Be Delighted At How Badly Americans Have Butchered Marriage

Nathanael Blake

As Screwtape told Wormwood, ‘The aim is to guide each sex away from those members of the other with whom spiritually helpful, happy, and fertile marriages are most likely.’

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The Federalist / December 30, 2024

Moralistic relativism

Nathanael Blake

An emoting self-righteousness on the left and the right without a desire for righteousness.

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WORLD Opinions / December 30, 2024

Nick Kristof’s comfortless Christmas

Nathanael Blake

The New York Times‘ columnist and Princeton professor Elaine Pagels reject the more difficult teachings of Christianity simply because those teachings are difficult.

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The Catholic World Report / December 23, 2024

As Americans’ Tolerance For Wokeness Dies, The Left’s Appetite For Violence Only Grows

Nathanael Blake

Americans in general want a return to law and order, but the left wants the blood of its enemies.

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The Federalist / December 12, 2024

‘Sarah’ McBride Isn’t Just A Congressman In A Dress But A Trojan Horse To Force…

Nathanael Blake

McBride and his allies want women to give up privacy and safety, and all of us to give up our integrity and become complicit in their lies.

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The Federalist / November 25, 2024

America’s Biggest Employers Should Do More To Support Families

Alexandra DeSanctis, Nathanael Blake

We keep a communal pack-and-play at our office in the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. It makes…

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Newsweek / November 20, 2024