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Patrick T. Brown

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Patrick T. Brown

@PTBwrites

Working on pro-family policy @EPPCDC. "Contributes" (citation needed) to @PublicDiscourse, @Deseret, @TheDispatch. I had a marvelous time ruining everything.

Columbia, SC

ptbwrites.substack.com

Joined November 2011

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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Aug 8, 2024
If you, like countless* others, like the idea of a Friday newsletter with some #takes + a little roundup about all that's fit to print in the world of pro-family policy (construed expansively), you'll want to sign up: PTBwrites.substack.com *they can, actually, be counted
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Jun 15, 2024
Adam and Eve, after the first bite: "We hebben een serieus probleem."
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Jun 4, 2025
THE SUCCESSOR OF ST. PETER IS SIGNING A BASEBALL
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Jun 15, 2025
He really *is* a White Sox fan
Pope Leo XIV
@Pontifex
Jun 15, 2025
In our competitive society, where it seems that only the strong and winners deserve to live, sport also teaches us how to lose. It forces us, in learning the art of losing, to confront our fragility, our limitations and our imperfections. It is through the experience of these
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Nov 30, 2022
Still think the fact that the U.S. is the country with the highest % of kids that live in a single-parent home goes under-remarked in a lot of policy discussions (Map by @_StephKramer for Pew)
Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Feb 11, 2022
As our two preschoolers embark on the third 10-day precautionary classroom closure since the start of the year, I’d like to offer my humble opinion that this take is ill-informed.
follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__
Feb 9, 2022
I am begging you, from the bottom of my heart, to tell me what you think is closed.
Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Jun 13, 2025
NOT MORE NIMBY PROPAGANDA
DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilm
Jun 13, 2025
First look still for Pixar’s ‘HOPPERS’ The film follows a girl who transfers her mind into a beaver to help the animals fight the construction plans from the local mayor In theaters in March 2026.
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Sep 10, 2025
Charlie Kirk, last week: "You have to try to point them towards ultimate purposes and towards getting back to the church, getting back to faith, getting married, having children...I'm trying to paint a picture of virtue of lifting people up, not just staying angry."
Brigham Tomco
@BrighamTomco
Sep 7, 2025
I sat down with Charlie Kirk ahead of his Utah tour stop to discuss the future of MAGA after Trump, the impact of Turning Point, & what it means to be a peacemaker. Read my story below for a deep dive into how Kirk became, as he told me, "too big to ignore."
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Jul 6, 2024
Wall Street Journal reporting what basically every parent knows - the demand for berries is virtually insatiable, particularly in the key under-4 demographic
Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Sep 6, 2023
Berries are a perfect example of how economic growth can make parenting more expensive even as it boosts incomes. Three decades ago, you got grapefruit or canned pears for breakfast. Today, are you even a real parent if you're not keeping Driscoll's in business? 🫐🍓
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Apr 14, 2023
What's not getting a lot of attention is that not only does Florida's new bill protect the unborn at six weeks, it also expands coverage for postpartum moms in Medicaid and increases state funding for the Pregnancy Care Network from $4m to $25m. A major win.
Sean Hannity 🇺🇸
@seanhannity
Apr 14, 2023
FIGHTING FOR LIFE: DeSantis Signs Heartbeat Protection Act, Says Florida a ‘Pro-Family’ State trib.al/wYW6OBs
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Nov 12, 2024
Am I just, like, totally naïve to think that the pop stars/celebrities who came out to endorse Harris in the last phase of the campaign would have done so gratis, or at least de minimis? If "democracy is on the ballot," how can you justify a $1m appearance fee?
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Jul 10, 2025
It's July. It's 90 degrees. You're eight months pregnant (congratulations!) and you need to run to the grocery store. My proposal: You should be able to park in the parking reserved for people with disabilities, and states should make that happen (Florida already did!)
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Aug 29, 2024
Backstabbing the pro-life movement on the FL abortion amendment and introducing free IVF for all, I hope all the people who told me he was the most pro-life President of our lifetime sleep well tonight!
NBC Politics
@NBCPolitics
Aug 29, 2024
"I think the six week is too short, there has to be more time," former President Trump says how he'll vote on an abortion rights amendment in Florida.
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Patrick T. Brown
@PTBwrites
Feb 7, 2025
This piece is absolutely infuriating, damning, and in a just world would lead to much more education and caution about relying on pre-natal testing for decisions about life and death
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