Ryan T. Anderson

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Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., is president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where he researched and wrote about marriage, bioethics, religious liberty and political philosophy. Anderson is the author of several books and his research has been cited by two U.S. Supreme Court justices in two separate cases. Read his Heritage research.

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    After Inaugural Rhetoric on Unity, Biden Signs Divisive Transgender Executive Order

    Ryan T. Anderson
    In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden stressed he wants to be the president of all Americans—left and right—and bring healing and unity to the nation. Actions speak louder than words. And on his very first day in office, Biden signed a radically divisive executive order mandating the transgender agenda. Here’s what it says: “Children…
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    Memo to the Supreme Court: Keep the Faithful Free to Foster
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    ‘Transitioning’ Procedures Don’t Help Mental Health, Largest Dataset Shows
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Religious Liberty Is Important, but It’s Not Enough
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Little Sisters of Poor Win Big at Supreme Court, but Fight Isn’t Over
    Zack Smith
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    Justice Gorsuch’s Misguided Sex Discrimination Opinion Fails Logic Test
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Gorsuch Helps Transform the Supreme Court Into the Supreme Legislature on LGBT Rights
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    The 2010s: A Decade of Marital and Sexual Erosion
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    ‘Fairness for All’ Is Well Intentioned but Inadequate and Misguided
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    What’s at Stake in Supreme Court’s ‘Sex Discrimination’ Case
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    The French-Ahmari Debate Poses False Dichotomies for Conservatism
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    4 Years On, ‘Marriage Equality’ Slogan Still Doesn’t Add Up
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Nancy Pelosi’s Equality Act Would Undo Trump’s Most Significant Achievements
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    The Left Is Shunning Liberals With Concerns About Transgender Agenda
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Just Because We Can Create Genetically Modified Babies Doesn’t Mean We Should
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Misguided Proposal From Christian Leaders and LGBT Activists Is Anything but ‘Fairness for All’
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    New York Times Reveals Painful Truths About ‘Sex Change’ Surgery
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Pelosi’s Top Legislative Priority Would Punish Dissenters on LGBT Issues
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Supreme Court Upholds Baker’s Right to Disagree With Gay Marriage in Marketplace
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Sex Reassignment Doesn’t Work. Here Is the Evidence.
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    A New York Times Writer’s Reckless Hit Piece on My Transgender Book
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Here Are 5 Reasons Transgender Policies Are Harmful
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Parents Just Lost Custody of Teenage Daughter Who Wants to ‘Transition’ to a Boy: What You Need to Know
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Q&A: Why the Transgender Movement Can’t Sustain Itself
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Transgender Ideology Is Riddled With Contradictions. Here Are the Big Ones.
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Understanding Our Transgender Moment
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Transgender Ideology Hurts Kids
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    The Sex-Change Revolution Is Based on Ideology, Not Science
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    The Christian Baker Need Not Have Ended Up at the Supreme Court
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Disagreement Isn’t Hate, Despite What the Left Says
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    How the Mainstream Media Gets Hate Wrong
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    5 Good Reasons Why Transgender Accommodations Aren’t Compatible With Military Realities
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Supreme Court to Review Case of a Baker Told He Must Bake Gay Wedding Cake
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Circuit Court Win for Religious Freedom on Gay Marriage
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    New Paper Says Puberty Blockers Aren’t the Answer to Gender Confusion
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Trump’s Executive Order Fails to Address Most Pressing Religious Liberty Threats
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Conservatives Do Believe in Social Justice. Here’s What Our Vision Looks Like.
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Just Because Liberals Call Something ‘Discrimination’ Doesn’t Mean It Actually Is
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Trump Right to Fix Obama’s Unlawful Transgender School Policy
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Mr. President: Don’t Cave to Liberal Fearmongering. Protect Religious Freedom.
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Trump Should Rescind Obama’s Transgender Agenda and Protect Religious Liberty
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Make Religious Freedom Great Again
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    DC City Council Votes to Allow Physician-Assisted Suicide. That’ll Change Us All, for the Worse.
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Almost Everything the Media Tell You About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Is Wrong
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Rep. Justin Amash Is Wrong on Transgender ‘Discrimination’ Policy
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Don’t Let the 42 Republicans Who Voted for Obama’s Transgender Agenda Spin Their Vote
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    42 Republicans Join Democrats to Support Obama’s Transgender Agenda
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    3 Ways Conservative Lawmakers Should Fight Obama’s Bathroom Directive
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    House Rejects Amendment That Would Have Curtailed Religious Freedom
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    New Obamacare Transgender Regulations Threaten Freedom of Physicians
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Obama Unilaterally Rewrites Law, Imposes Transgender Policy on Nation’s Schools
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Harvard Law Professor Says Treat Conservative Christians Like Nazis
    Ryan T. Anderson
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