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Rachel Lu

Contributing Writer

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.

Is Trump the low point of conservatism?
President Trump.
Opinion

Is Trump the low point of conservatism?

Who destroyed the American family?
A family.
Opinion

Who destroyed the American family?

The refreshing simplicity of Aldi
Aldi.
Feature

The refreshing simplicity of Aldi

How Mayor Pete can solve his police problem
Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Opinion

How Mayor Pete can solve his police problem

Against commercial surrogacy
A pregnant woman.
Opinion

Against commercial surrogacy

Why I love Facebook
Facebook thumbs.
Feature

Why I love Facebook

The right way to downsize American higher education
Downsize a university.
Analysis

The right way to downsize American higher education

A pro-life world can be good for women. Here's how.
Protesters.
Opinion

A pro-life world can be good for women. Here's how.

Why Pete Buttigieg hits a sweet spot for voters
Pete Buttigieg.
Opinion

Why Pete Buttigieg hits a sweet spot for voters

Notre Dame is a magnificent monument to a misunderstood age
Notre Dame cathedral.
Analysis

Notre Dame is a magnificent monument to a misunderstood age

The anticlimactic conclusion of the Mueller saga is unequivocally good for America
Robert Mueller.
Opinion

The anticlimactic conclusion of the Mueller saga is unequivocally good for America

Should the government really make parenting 'easy'?
A mother.
Opinion

Should the government really make parenting 'easy'?

America's historical problem with romance
Pilgrims in love.
Opinion

America's historical problem with romance

What Republicans miss about the dignity of work
Marco Rubio and Tucker Carlson.
Feature

What Republicans miss about the dignity of work

Is nationalism really the future of conservatism?
Opinion

Is nationalism really the future of conservatism?

Slow your roll on legal weed
Marijuana.
Opinion

Slow your roll on legal weed

Return of the nativists
Trump supporters.
Opinion

Return of the nativists

Democrats' weak Trump impersonation
A donkey.
Opinion

Democrats' weak Trump impersonation

The nuanced arguments of America's smartest immigration restrictionists
Reihan Salam and his new book Melting Pot or Civil War
Opinion

The nuanced arguments of America's smartest immigration restrictionists

Conservatism after Kavanaugh
A shirt.
Opinion

Conservatism after Kavanaugh

This Supreme Court battle represents American politics at its absolute worst
Brett Kavanaugh and senators.
Opinion

This Supreme Court battle represents American politics at its absolute worst

Imagining post-abortion America
Pro-life demonstrators.
Opinion

Imagining post-abortion America

Where does the Catholic Church go from here?
Pope Francis.
Opinion

Where does the Catholic Church go from here?

John McCain, last of the American heroes
John McCain
Opinion

John McCain, last of the American heroes

How to save the Catholic Church
Opinion

How to save the Catholic Church

Could a grown-up Tea Party save the GOP?
A Tea Party protester.
Opinion

Could a grown-up Tea Party save the GOP?

Why rejecting birth control can be an empowering feminist choice
Birth control pills sit on a table
Opinion

Why rejecting birth control can be an empowering feminist choice

The renewed relevance of neoconservatism
President Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Opinion

The renewed relevance of neoconservatism

I'm a pro-life woman. But I'm worried about a post-Roe America.
The Supreme Court building.
Opinion

I'm a pro-life woman. But I'm worried about a post-Roe America.

How and why elite colleges should pass the buck on social justice
Harvard University.
Opinion

How and why elite colleges should pass the buck on social justice

Citizenship is the new caste system
Families from different generations.
Opinion

Citizenship is the new caste system

Is nationalism obsolete?
People with their faces painted.
Opinion

Is nationalism obsolete?

Parents are heroes
Opinion

Parents are heroes

Why America will regret legalizing marijuana
A protester outside of the White House.
Opinion

Why America will regret legalizing marijuana

America's matriarch
Barbara Bush.
Opinion

America's matriarch

3 ways the GOP can rebuild after Trump
The GOP logo and construction workers.
Opinion

3 ways the GOP can rebuild after Trump