Nathanael Blake
Postdoctoral Fellow
Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His primary research interests are 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. He is currently working on a study of Kierkegaard and labor. As a cultural observer and commentator, he is also fascinated at how our secularizing culture develops substitutes for the loss of religious symbols, meaning and order.
Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His primary research interests are 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. He is currently working on a study of Kierkegaard and labor. As a cultural observer and commentator, he is also fascinated at how our secularizing culture develops substitutes for the loss of religious symbols, meaning and order.
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 served as an adjunct professor of American Government at Wheeling Jesuit University.
Dr. Blake is a Senior Contributor to The Federalist, where he has published over 150 pieces since 2017. His work has been published in a variety of publications, including Public Discourse, The Catholic World Report, and National Review.
An evangelical Christian, Blake helps lead worship at his church—he particularly enjoys playing old hymns on double bass.
Trans Ideologues Would Rather Revolt Against Reality Than Admit They Were Wrong
Nathanael Blake
Declaring war against reality might just be crazy enough to work.
Articles
The Federalist / March 14, 2024
Science Keeps Obliterating The Left’s Favorite Transgender Narratives
Nathanael Blake
The continued lack of evidence for ‘gender-affirming care’ is pushing gender ideologues to increasingly brazen lies as their position collapses.
Articles
The Federalist / March 6, 2024
Why Protestants Convert To Catholicism
Nathanael Blake
Conversions rarely begin from theological contemplation, but from a sense that Protestantism lacks something Catholicism has.
Articles
The Federalist / February 19, 2024
Leftists Say They Don’t Like Late-Term Abortions But Then Lament They Can’t Kill More Babies…
Nathanael Blake
Support for abortion has atrophied consciences so badly that its backers cheer elective abortions of healthy babies in the third trimester.
Articles
The Federalist / February 16, 2024
Love and dignity for Joe Biden
Nathanael Blake
Decent people do not encourage friends and family who are suffering from severe mental decline to attempt difficult jobs that are far beyond their capacity.
Articles
WORLD Opinions / February 12, 2024
Tolkien’s lessons for Hollywood’s failures
Nathanael Blake
Today’s writers, directors, and showrunners usually have a shallow understanding of human nature and know nothing more compelling than a few buzzwords and a desire to get paid.
Articles
The Catholic World Report / February 10, 2024
Defunding Child Sexualizers Like the Kinsey Institute Should Be A No-Brainer For Republicans
Nathanael Blake
The reflexive defense of Kinsey takes on more sinister overtones given the left’s renewed emphasis on viewing children as sexual agents, exemplified by its obsession with “LGBT kids.”
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The Federalist / December 22, 2023
Cornered By Facts, Rabid Transgender Ideologues Lash Out With More Lies
Nathanael Blake
The purveyors of child sexual mutilation are worried. Those fighting against medically “transitioning” children have won a lot in the last year, and the transgender lobby is responding by lying even more.
Articles
The Federalist / December 5, 2023
Jew-Haters Loathe All Of Western Civilization, Not Just Israel
Nathanael Blake
Though there are plenty of politically liberal Jews, including in Israel, and though there have been many Jews who became leftist radicals, Jewish identity remains a threat to leftism.
Articles
The Federalist / November 29, 2023
The Biden Administration Is Scheming To Take Your Kids Away
Nathanael Blake
The Biden administration has proposed new rules for foster care, which would treat any parent rejecting LGBT ideology as a child abuser.
Articles
The Federalist / November 27, 2023