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Articles by Anne Hendershott

About Anne Hendershott
Anne Hendershott is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH
Analysis

Social contagion and the rise and fall of transgenderism

June 30, 2026 Anne Hendershott 33

For more than a decade, the United States and much of the Western world witnessed a dramatic rise in transgender identification, especially among female adolescents and young adults. The speed, the scale, and the demographic concentration […]

The Dispatch

Opinion: The destructive culture of persona and the increasing loss of character

May 10, 2026 Anne Hendershott 21

California has always sold itself as the place where people can invent or reinvent who they are. And it is within that culture of “borrowed selves” that both the man accused of starting the deadly […]

The Dispatch

Opinion: Reclaiming the culture that made us Catholic

March 26, 2026 Anne Hendershott 63

For too long, Catholics in the United States—myself included—have treated the Church as an extension of our political identities, a sociological distortion that has carried the language, loyalties, and resentments of the culture wars straight […]

The Dispatch

On media attempts to misrepresent papal remarks about Venezuela

January 8, 2026 Anne Hendershott 14

Pope Leo’s recent comments on the United States military operation in Venezuela were quickly labeled left‑leaning by some media outlets, including The Daily Beast, Yahoo News, and a growing list of syndicated sites. But that framing […]

The Dispatch

What comes after the insanity of the transgender moment?

October 23, 2025 Anne Hendershott 32

The transgender moment, once hailed by many as a moral imperative and cultural breakthrough, is giving way to a reckoning as ideology is finally beginning to acknowledge reality. A new study by political scientist Eric Kaufman found […]

The Dispatch

Texas seeks to redefine abortion law with a strong focus on personhood

September 28, 2025 Anne Hendershott 8

Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed new anti-abortion legislation to end the availability of the “abortion pill” in his state. Acknowledging that more than 19,000 abortion pills are shipped into Texas each year—with many […]

The Dispatch

Understanding the popularity of psychics

August 21, 2025 Anne Hendershott 16

It is difficult to know what to do after the loss of a loved one who has been the most important part of your life. Although I know I am certainly not the first to […]

The Dispatch

A look at the reasons behind recent abortion clinic closures

August 11, 2025 Anne Hendershott 28

While Republican pro-life policies are most often blamed for—or credited with—the shuttering of 37 Planned Parenthood abortion clinics since January 2025, the reasons for the closures are more complex than defunding abortion through H. R. 271: The Defund Planned […]

The Dispatch

Stephen King’s new novel ruined by ideology, stereotypes, and amorality

June 18, 2025 Anne Hendershott 23

Just a decade ago, a reasonable case could be made that, in “some important ways,” famous and best-selling author Stephen King “provides the last bastion of biblical morality in popular fiction.” Today, having finished reading […]

Analysis

France moves ahead with legalizing of “assisted dying”

June 5, 2025 Anne Hendershott 30

Last week, France’s National Assembly—the lower house of Parliament—voted 305-199 in favor of legalizing what they are calling “assisted dying.” The legislation now moves on to the Senate, where the proposal will probably become law […]

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