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Elizabeth Bruenig

Elizabeth Bruenig is an opinion writer at The Atlantic and a former reporter-researcher at The New Republic.

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September 24, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Why Pope Francis Singled Out Four Important Americans
September 23, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis Is a Politician. He Has No Other Choice.
September 21, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis’s Radical Authenticity Is Revolutionizing the Catholic Church
In these turbulent times, he's gained mass appeal with a simple message
September 17, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Republican Candidates Chose Nativism Over Christian Rhetoric
September 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Bernie Sanders Isn't Crazy to Court Evangelicals. But Here's Why It's a Tough Sell.
September 3, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Can the Evangelical Left Rise Again?
August 28, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Why Is Donald Trump Winning Over Evangelical Voters?
August 25, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Paid Parental Leave Is Fueling Sweden's Start-Up Boom
August 20, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
How America Mistreats Sex-Crime Victims
Jared Fogle's victims will split $1.4 million. That's more than most victims get—and not nearly enough.
August 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Why Social Security Is a Success, in Four Charts
Happy birthday to America's biggest and best welfare program
August 10, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Carly Fiorina Is Dead Wrong About Paid Parental Leave
Netflix's policy shows precisely what's wrong with relying on the private sector to do "the right thing"
August 7, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Christian Republicans Can't Agree on Who Deserves Our Government's Compassion
August 3, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
How to Make Millennial Dads Less Gender-Traditional
July 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis Against the World
The backlash from liberals and conservatives alike is good for his mission
July 21, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
John Kasich’s Compassionate Christianity Could Raise Hell in the GOP Primary
July 17, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Feminists Should Not Give Up on Pope Francis
He's no Amy Schumer, but that's okay.
July 13, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Liberate Women From Full-Time Work
Hillary Clinton is pushing family-friendly work policies. Here's a different idea.
July 10, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Your Right to Die Isn’t Enough
The ethics and morality of assisted suicide
July 1, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Christian Case for Vaccinating Children
June 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Justice Samuel Alito: Death Is Often Painful, So Why Shouldn't Lethal Injection Be?

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