https://pjmedia.com/author/andrew-c-mccarthy/feedPJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 22 Apr 2026 02:07:45 -0400<![CDATA[On the question whether the Republican Party ought to de-emphasize social issues, I find myself more in the Bryan Preston camp than in Roger Simon’s. That’s ironic because, though I’m drawn to the logic of Bryan’s “Where do the surrenders end?” argument, the brute fact is: the political divide in the country has almost nothing to do with logic. It is, instead, about “us versus them.” Roger thus gets closer to the heart of the matter when he contends that “fairly or not,” opposition to gay marriage – today’s hotly contested social issue – is used “to paint the right as bigots. And young people … don’t want to hang with bigots[.]”]]>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:46:48 -0500<![CDATA[Andrew C. McCarthy]]>https://pjmedia.com/andrew-c-mccarthy/2014/01/29/the-gop-and-social-issues-another-perspective-n123569