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.
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Rewards Loyal Democrats And Punishes Everyone Else
Nathanael Blake
Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are forcing the working class to pay back the student loans of their leftist supporters.
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The Federalist / August 29, 2022
Book Review: The Mysterious Being in the Ring
Nathanael Blake
Tolkien shows us that hierarchy is distinct from domination — having authority over someone is not the same as dominating that person.
Articles
The University Bookman / August 28, 2022
Gender Affirming Care: Neither Affirming Nor Caring
Nathanael Blake
The euphemistic phrase conceals the brutal realities of medical transition. Gender-affirming care is a lie, and we must stop it.
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The Federalist / August 19, 2022
Stranger Things 4: Back on Track, But Near the End of the Line
Nathanael Blake
Without the relational tensions so essential to the first Season, the popular Netflix show will lose its heart, as those tensions can only be extended so long before it all feels contrived.
Articles
The Catholic World Report / July 27, 2022
Without Roe, The Pro-Abortion Crowd Can’t Avoid Defending The Indefensible
Nathanael Blake
Under Roe, Democrats could let the courts do most of the dirty work. Now that they don’t have that shield, they are struggling.
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The Federalist / July 20, 2022
Chagall Guevara Is Back After 30 Years With Two Rocking New Albums
Nathanael Blake
Chagall Guevara is finally back. I missed them the first time around because I was too young to notice, let…
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The Federalist / July 14, 2022
Neither an Ahmarist Nor a Frenchman Be
Nathanael Blake
Instead of celebrating the recent monumental pro-life victory, David French and Sohrab Ahmari are using the Dobbs decision as a chance to lay into perceived enemies on the Right.
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The Catholic World Report / July 14, 2022
Dear Prolifers: Your Labor Was Not In Vain
Nathanael Blake
The national regime of abortion on demand imposed by Roe v. Wade is over, thanks as much to the humble and unheralded as to the powerful and connected.
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The Federalist / June 28, 2022
The More Americans Decide The System Is Rigged, The More They Will Silently Rebel
Nathanael Blake
What happens when the people who have been the backbone of America realize the system is rigged against them and stop supporting it?
Articles
The Federalist / June 21, 2022
The Left Has Chosen To Prioritize Sex Over Solidarity, With Tragic Consequences
Nathanael Blake
The left’s abandonment of the working class is epitomized by a plan to take school lunches away from the poor in order to push an LGBT agenda.
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The Federalist / June 13, 2022
