
Patrick T. Brown
Fellow
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Compact Magazine / October 10, 2024