Kresta in the Afternoon

The collapse of liberal moral and political order has led to a welcome revival in Catholic political thought. So says Andrew Jones in an essay examining peace and the problem of power. What does he mean? What has led to these collapses? Andrew joins us.

We continue our conversation of the leak in the Dobbs case. Jason Negri, a lawyer and expert on issues of bioethics, joins us.

Michael Kenney is the leader of Pro-Life Partners Foundation and has dedicated his life to promoting the pro-life cause. And the end of Roe doesn’t mean his work is done. He joins us.

Brian Scarnecchia, professor of Law at Ave Maria School of Law, has authored an Amiucs Brief on the Dobbs case in which he outlines the way in which American and international courts approach the abortion issue. He joins us.

We continue our coverage of the Dobbs v Jackson leak. Where does the pro-life movement go from here? What are possibilities at the federal level? What are possibilities at the state level? Michael New joins us.

What was the legal reasoning that led to Roe v Wade being passed? And what happens now? We talk with Clarke Forsythe.

Dr Monica Miller has spent decades working in the pro-life movement. She has been arrested, beaten, and called every name in the book. And today she woke up to a world where Roe vs Wade may be overturned. She joins us with some initial thoughts.

Last night, a leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v Jackson indicated that the Court may be preparing to overturn Roe vs Wade. If they do, the real pro-life fight is only just beginning. Al discusses.

Baylor University, the largest Baptist university in the world, has officially chartered Prism, an LGBT student organization, on campus. It’s simply the latest example of how successful the LGBT movement has become. How did the world arrive at its current state of identity politics and how can the Church respond? We talk with Carl Trueman.

If socialists and communists had a “High Holy Day,” it would be May 1 – International Workers’ Day, or May Day. Communist Party USA celebrates it as a day when “working people demonstrate their unity and celebrate those who labor and produce all wealth.” But if we’re looking for a true model of a worker, we should turn not to Karl Marx, but to the carpenter from Nazareth. Paul Kengor joins us.