February 28, 2025
(Washington, DC): The Ethics and Public Policy Center is proud to announce that John McCormack will be appointed as a Visiting Fellow in the Life and Family Initiative beginning on March 1st. His work will focus on long-form essays on right-to-life issues and the future of the pro-life movement. McCormack will also continue in his current role as a senior editor at The Dispatch.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome John to the team. He is a fantastic addition to our Life Initiative, and he brings with him a wealth of knowledge and a writing style that is both incredibly sharp and effective. He’ll be key in helping pro-lifers find the path forward in this new post-Roe era.” – EPPC President Ryan T. Anderson
“The Ethics and Public Policy Center is an institution I’ve long admired for its dedication to the pursuit of truth and the defense of the dignity of every human being. I’m grateful to join EPPC as a visiting fellow and look forward to new opportunities to deeply research, write, and participate in conversations about some of the most challenging issues facing advocates for babies, moms, and the unalienable right to life.” – John McCormack
McCormack has years of distinguished writing experience which has been widely recognized. Prior to joining The Dispatch, he wrote on politics and policy as a fellow at the National Review Institute, was the Washington Correspondent at National Review from 2019 to 2023, and was a journalist at The Weekly Standard from 2007 to 2018.
Additionally, McCormack has appeared on a variety of news and public policy programs including PBS’s Newshour, NPR’s On Point, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, CNN’s Inside Politics, HBO’s Real Time, and several Fox News shows. McCormack was raised in Baldwin, Wisconsin, and now lives in northern Virginia with his wife and daughter.
The Life and Family Initiative at EPPC works nationwide to analyze and advance pro-life policies. McCormack joins existing Initiative fellows Mary FioRito, Erika Bachiochi, Patrick T. Brown, Alexandra DeSanctis, and Nathanael Blake.
###
Media Inquiries:
Hunter Estes
Director of Communications
Ethics and Public Policy Center
[email protected]
