Trump Owes Pro-Lifers Nothing—and That’s a Good Thing
Devout Catholics and their Protestant allies need to recognize that they no longer represent "the people," and approach politics more transactionally.
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Pro-lifers and other social conservatives have probably heard by now that the Trump campaign has insisted upon and apparently approved a party platform for the 2024 Republican Convention that makes little mention of abortion, other than to descry the late-term variety. Other issues important to social conservatives, such as religious liberty, also received short shrift. According to one source…