Rachel Lu
Rachel Lu is a writer based in Roseville, Minnesota. Her work has appeared in many publications, including National Review, The American Conservative, America Magazine, and The Federalist. She previously worked as an academic philosopher, and is a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.
Latest articles by Rachel Lu
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Who destroyed the American family?
opinion What conservatives and liberals can learn from each other about family values
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The refreshing simplicity of Aldi
feature What the rise of the no-frills grocery chain says about 2019 America
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How Mayor Pete can solve his police problem
opinion Time to talk about faith
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Against commercial surrogacy
opinion Why this conservative Catholic agrees with Gloria Steinem
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Why I love Facebook
feature For all its faults, social media offers a lot of benefits too
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The right way to downsize American higher education
The Explainer Getting smaller doesn't have to mean getting worse
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A pro-life world can be good for women. Here's how.
opinion Lasting protections for the unborn will be sustainable only if a majority of women nationwide can be persuaded that they want them
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Why Pete Buttigieg hits a sweet spot for voters
opinion The promise of a transformative moderate
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Notre Dame is a magnificent monument to a misunderstood age
The Explainer Every now and then, the stars align to create a virtuous cycle of creative brilliance, which illuminates civilization for centuries afterwards. The great cathedral arose in such an hour.
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The anticlimactic conclusion of the Mueller saga is unequivocally good for America
opinion What, you were hoping for a traitorous president or a deep state plot?
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Should the government really make parenting 'easy'?
opinion This can't be the goal of family policy
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America's historical problem with romance
opinion The French had their troubadours and the English their Arthurian legends. Here in America we have… Puritans!
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What Republicans miss about the dignity of work
feature Humans want dignity. They also want work. This doesn't mean all jobs are dignified.
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Is nationalism really the future of conservatism?
opinion Conservatives once honored those who vanquished genocidal tyrants. Our children won't revere us in that same way for raging against unarmed migrants.
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Slow your roll on legal weed
opinion The unknown dangers of legalized marijuana
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Return of the nativists
opinion The nativism unleashed by President Trump is ugly. America must transcend it.
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Democrats' weak Trump impersonation
opinion Why are Democrats trying to out-Trump Trump?
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The nuanced arguments of America's smartest immigration restrictionists
opinion What does it mean to be an American — and who should get to be one?
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Conservatism after Kavanaugh
opinion The right's warring factions largely united to defend their new Supreme Court justice. Will they keep banding together now that this fight is won?
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This Supreme Court battle represents American politics at its absolute worst
opinion Try to remember that before condemning the other half of the country to perdition
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Imagining post-abortion America
opinion The age of abortion may well be ending. What shall we fight about next?
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Where does the Catholic Church go from here?
opinion Change is coming. But what will it look like?
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John McCain, last of the American heroes
opinion The indomitable Arizona senator is dead at 81. We may never see his like again.
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How to save the Catholic Church
opinion The Catholic Church is broken. Here's how to fix it.
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