# Ethics \& Public Policy Center: Shaping Policy\. Renewing Culture\. > The Ethics and Public Policy Center is Washington, D\.C\.’s premier institute applying the Judeo\-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy Generated by Yoast SEO v27.3, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [EPPC Engagement on Agency Actions](https://eppc.org/engagement-on-agency-actions/) - [Amicus Briefs](https://eppc.org/amicus-briefs/) - [Gala Sponsorship](https://eppc.org/event/gala-sponsorship/) - [Subscribe to EPPC Newsletters](https://eppc.org/about/subscribe-to-eppc/) - [Employment Opportunities](https://eppc.org/about/employment-opportunities/) ## Publications - [2025 Annual Report](https://eppc.org/publication/annualreport/) - [From childless by choice to parental regret](https://eppc.org/publication/from-childless-by-choice-to-parental-regret/) - [On Dignity and Desecration](https://eppc.org/publication/on-dignity-and-desecration/): The decisive question for this and every age, Trueman argues, is Who and what is Man? - [An Open Letter to Cardinal Jean\-Claude Hollerich, SJ](https://eppc.org/publication/an-open-letter-to-cardinal-jean-claude-hollerich-sj/): “Are you … suggesting that there has been something essentially wrong with the Catholic understanding of Holy Orders for two millennia?” - [Judicial Vacancies and the Wheel of Fortune](https://eppc.org/publication/judicial-vacancies-and-the-wheel-of-fortune/): Once a judge is relying on the odds, he has relinquished his agency over the decision\. It is no longer a function of rational deliberation but a function of Fortune’s wheel, whose spin the judge has no choice but to accept\. ## Events - [Justice Antonin Scalia’s Legacy: 10 Years Later](https://eppc.org/events/justice-antonin-scalias-legacy-10-years-later/) - [The Transgender Revolution in the Classroom: What Parents Need to Know](https://eppc.org/events/the-transgender-revolution-what-parents-need-to-know/) - [The Tech Exit: A Conversation with Author Clare Morell](https://eppc.org/events/the-tech-exit-a-conversation-with-author-clare-morell/) - [Minor Matters in Cyberspace: Examining Internet Age\-Verification Regulations](https://eppc.org/events/minor-matters-in-cyberspace-examining-internet-age-verification-regulations/) - [Tax Reform in 2025: Putting Families First ](https://eppc.org/events/tax-reform-in-2025-putting-families-first/) ## Books - [Aaron Kheriaty: on life, faith, and leadership](https://eppc.org/book/aaron-kheriaty-on-life-faith-and-leadership/) - [The Catholic Guide to Depression: How the Saints, the Sacraments, and Psychiatry Can Help You Break its Grip and Find Happiness Again](https://eppc.org/book/the-catholic-guide-to-depression-how-the-saints-the-sacraments-and-psychiatry-can-help-you-break-its-grip-and-find-happiness-again/) - [Making the Cut: How to Heal Modern Medicine](https://eppc.org/book/making-the-cut-how-to-heal-modern-medicine/) - [The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission](https://eppc.org/book/the-next-pope-the-office-of-peter-and-a-church-in-mission/) - [John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed](https://eppc.org/book/john-henry-newman-a-life-sacrificed/) ## Media - [AUDIO: Jennifer Bryson on Bread Grows in Winter](https://eppc.org/media_coverage/audio-jennifer-bryson-on-bread-grows-in-winter-4/) - [VIDEO: Mary Rice Hasson on How Gender Ideology is Reshaping American Culture](https://eppc.org/media_coverage/video-mary-rice-hasson-on-how-gender-ideology-is-reshaping-american-culture/) - [AUDIO: Aaron Kheriaty on his settlement in Missouri v\. Biden](https://eppc.org/media_coverage/audio-aaron-kheriaty-on-his-settlement-in-missouri-v-biden/) - [VIDEO: George Weigel on 250 years of the United States](https://eppc.org/media_coverage/video-george-weigel-on-250-years-of-the-united-states/) - [AUDIO: Carl R\. Trueman on Desecration, not decline](https://eppc.org/media_coverage/audio-carl-r-trueman-on-desecration-not-decline/) ## Programs - [Life and Family Initiative](https://eppc.org/program/life-and-family-initiative/): EPPC’s Life and Family Initiative brings together the longstanding pro\-life efforts of many EPPC scholars to create an integrated, wholistic response addressing both the necessary protections for unborn children and the necessary support for pregnant mothers and their families\. - [Catholic Studies](https://eppc.org/program/catholic-studies/): As an integral part of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for more than thirty years, the Catholic Studies program explores the many connections between Catholicism and public life and seeks to clarify and deepen knowledge of modern Catholic social thought\. - [Bioethics, Technology, and Human Flourishing ](https://eppc.org/program/bioethics-technology-and-human-flourishing/) - [Administrative State Accountability Project](https://eppc.org/program/asap/): EPPC’s Administrative State Accountability Project \(ASAP\) is dedicated to monitoring the U\.S\. Department of Health and Human Services and holding it accountable to its mission: furthering the health and well\-being of all Americans\. - [Catholic Women’s Forum](https://eppc.org/program/catholic-womens-forum/): The Catholic Women’s Forum is a distinctively feminine, public voice in support of the Church’s teachings — a voice made up of leading female Catholic scholars, professionals, and other experts\. ## News - [New Book: Disenchantment? No, Desecration\.](https://eppc.org/news/new-book-disenchantment-no-desecration/) - [EPPC Scholars and Others Submit Public Comments Opposing ED’s Proposed Rescission of Religious Student Group Protections](https://eppc.org/news/public-comment-3-24-23/) - [Dr\. Aaron Kheriaty Secures Historic Free Speech Victory Against Government Censorship](https://eppc.org/news/dr-aaron-kheriaty-secures-historic-free-speech-victory-against-government-censorship/) - [Meta and YouTube Found Liable in Historic Social Media Addiction Trial](https://eppc.org/news/meta-and-youtube-found-liable-in-historic-social-media-addiction-trial/) - [EPPC Fellow Stephen P\. White Appointed Executive Director of St\. John Paul II National Shrine](https://eppc.org/news/eppc-fellow-stephen-p-white-appointed-executive-director-of-st-john-paul-ii-national-shrine/) ## Tags - [Articles](https://eppc.org/tag/articles/) - [George Weigel](https://eppc.org/tag/george_weigel/) - [Henry Olsen](https://eppc.org/tag/henry-olsen/) - [President Trump](https://eppc.org/tag/president-trump/) - [The Catholic Difference](https://eppc.org/tag/the-catholic-difference/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://eppc.org/sitemap_index.xml)