Nathanael Blake
Fellow
Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Fellow in the Life and Family Initiative at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His first book, Victims of the Revolution: How Sexual Liberation Hurts Us All, was published by Ignatius Press in Spring 2025. As a cultural commentator, Dr. Blake has published hundreds of articles at outlets including Public Discourse, World Opinions, The Federalist, Catholic World Report, and the University Bookman.
Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Fellow in the Life and Family Initiative at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His first book, Victims of the Revolution: How Sexual Liberation Hurts Us All, was published by Ignatius Press in Spring 2025. As a cultural commentator, Dr. Blake has published hundreds of articles at outlets including Public Discourse, World Opinions, The Federalist, Catholic World Report, and the University Bookman.
His research interests include American political theory, Christian political thought, and the intersection of natural law and philosophical hermeneutics. His published scholarship includes, among others, work on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Soren Kierkegaard.
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.
An evangelical Christian, Blake helps lead worship at his church—he particularly enjoys playing old hymns on double bass.
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.’
Articles
The Federalist / December 30, 2024
Moralistic relativism
Nathanael Blake
An emoting self-righteousness on the left and the right without a desire for righteousness.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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