Patrick T. Brown

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Patrick T. Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work with the Life and Family Initiative focuses on developing a robust pro-family economic agenda and supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society.

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Patrick T. Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work focuses on developing a robust pro-family economic agenda and supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society.

His writing has been published in The New York Times, National Review, Politico, The Washington Post, and USA Today, and he has spoken on college campuses and Capitol Hill on topics from welfare reform to child-care and education policy.

He has published reports on paid leave and family policy with the Institute for Family Studies, and edited an essay series featuring working-class voices for American Compass. He is an advisory board member of Humanity Forward and the Center on Child and Family Policy and a contributing editor to Public Discourse.

Prior to joining EPPC, Patrick served as a senior policy advisor to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. There, he helped lead research about how to make it more affordable to raise a family and more effectively invest in youth and young adults. He also previously worked a government-relations staffer for Catholic Charities USA.

Patrick graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in political science and economics. He also holds a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He and his wife Jessica have four young children and live in Columbia, S.C.

 

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Perspective: What a realistic pro-parent, pro-worker agenda looks like

Patrick T. Brown

The GOP needs the leadership of the White House to deliver Trump’s most important campaign promises.

Articles

Deseret News / January 26, 2025

Remote Work Created a Baby Boom. Can We Keep It Up?

Patrick T. Brown

Work-from-home isn’t for everyone, but there are ways to make it function better for parents and employers.

Articles

Commonplace / January 17, 2025

The Resistance is Going Easy on Trump. That’s Good for Everyone.

Patrick T. Brown

The country functions better when politicians can work across the aisle.

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U.S. News & World Report / December 20, 2024

What Does Another Trump Presidency Mean for the Pro-Life Movement?

Patrick T. Brown

Trump’s reelection provides reason for pro-lifers to be cautiously relieved, though still apprehensive.

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The Public Discourse / November 17, 2024

Democrats Still Don’t Get It. Here’s Why They Lost.

Patrick T. Brown

If the Democratic Party wants to revive its appeal to working-class voters in the wake of its decisive defeat last…

Articles

U.S. News & World Report / November 14, 2024

The Once and Future President

Patrick T. Brown

There will be millions of words spilt trying to understand Donald Trump pulling a Grover Cleveland with serious style points…

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American Compass / November 7, 2024

What the Next President Could Do For Families 

Patrick T. Brown

The final weeks of a Presidential campaign regularly feature the tossing about of any number of ideas, like the proverbial…

Articles

Institute for Family Studies / October 28, 2024

New Book Explores Cultural Entropy Eroding Traditional Marriage, Family Norms

Patrick T. Brown

Center-left media outlets know they can gin up a couple of curiosity- or hate-based clicks by periodically profiling some new “trend” in…

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The Daily Signal / October 23, 2024

Different Ways of Getting the Wrong Answer on Poverty

Patrick T. Brown

Neither ‘free’ money nor blanket work requirements address the different types of assistance needed.

Articles

American Compass / October 21, 2024

Promoting Marriage Won’t Save the GOP

Patrick T. Brown

Republican commentators concerned about their party’s underperformance with women have offered a simple prescription: Get them to put a ring…

Articles

Compact Magazine / October 10, 2024

Republicans Could Learn From J.D. Vance’s Appeal to Compassion

Patrick T. Brown

His debate performance showed he can channel conservative populism into rhetoric that can appeal widely.

Articles

The Dispatch / October 9, 2024

Expanded Child Tax Credit Grabs Attention in Campaign’s Final Weeks

Patrick T. Brown

The following interview was conducted by Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity. The future of the expanded Child Tax Credit—either the…

Articles, Interviews

Family Matters from Fellow Patrick T. Brown of the Life and Family Initiative is a weekly update on the policies and ideas that can better support parents and strengthen families as the essential building block of a healthy society.