Luma Simms is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center; her essays, articles, and book reviews have appeared in a variety of publications including National Affairs, Law and Liberty, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, First Things, Public Discourse, the Institute for Family Studies, and others.
Refugees Have a Right to Stay in Their Homelands, Too. How Can We Make It Safer For Them To Do So? published at America Magazine
A Spiritual Clash published at Law & Liberty
The Heart of Progress published at The University Bookman
Dining Tables as Battling Rams published at The Philos Project
Pope Francis’ Visit to Iraq Answers the Prayers of the Christians Who Refuse to Flee—and Face Extinction published at America Magazine
The Complicated Journey of Becoming an American published at The George W. Bush Presidential Center
Thinking Is Self-Emptying published at The Point Magazine
The Secret Desire for Barrenness published at Breaking Ground
What Does Conservatism Mean After the Iraq War published at The American Conservative
People and Their Relationships published at Public Discourse
The Need For a Humane Immigration Debate published at Law and Liberty
Could Netanyahu’s Corruption Case Scupper His Re-Election Chances? published at The Spectator USA
Persecution, True and False published at Law and Liberty
If You Don’t Find Your Identity in a Family, You’ll Look For It in the Primal Screams of Identity Politics published at Public Discourse
Immigration and the Desire for Rootedness published at Public Discourse
Conservative Women and the Intra-Conservatism Debate published at Public Discourse
Iran’s Revolution Reconsidered published at Law and Liberty
Policy Change Alone Can Never Fix Our Immigration Problems published at Law and Liberty
Immigrant Assimilation in the United States: Reihan Salam’s Melting Pot or Civil War? published at Public Discourse
The Soul’s Need for Rootedness published at Law and Liberty
Iraqi Refugees Deserve Special Treatment published at the Wall Street Journal
Secular Nationalism, Islamism, and Making the Arab World published at Law and Liberty
We Will not Yield published at First Things
Fathers, Help Us published at First Things
How the Trend of Young Adults Living With Their Parents Could Boost Social Capital published at Institute for Family Studies
No, the Catholic Church's Support of Celibacy Doesn't Make it Like Feminism published at The Federalist
How to Make a Caring and Critical Assessment of Pope Francis published at The Federalist
If You Stumble in the "Success Sequence," a Strong Family Can Lift You Up published at Institute for Family Studies
The Road to Iranian Democracy published at Law and Liberty
The Role of Humanae Vitae in Conversion published at the Catholic Herald
Identity and Assimilation published in the Spring 2018 issue of National Affairs
Loneliness is Fueling the Opioid Epidemic. Here's How You Can Help published at The Federalist
Is Immigration Good for Immigrants? published at National Review Online
Correcting for the Historian's Middle Eastern Biases published at Law & Liberty
God's Healing Power Through the Means of the Church: Convalidating an Existing Marriage published at Aleteia
Being Realistic—but Hopeful—about Iran published at Law and Liberty
Trump's Rhetoric on Haiti is the Kind of Thing that Will Turn This Country Into a Sh****** published at The Federalist
Why We Shouldn't Expect Iranian Protests To Usher In A Democracy published at The Federalist
What 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Can Teach Us About Self-Pity published at Acculturated
George Weigel's Lessons in Hope published at The Federalist
Caring for Our Own: An Immigrant's View of Elder Care published at the Institute for Family Studies
The Infectious Effects of Divorce and Marriage published at the Institute for Family Studies
The Immigrant Mind: What ‘The Bride of Istanbul’ Teaches Us About the Muslim World published at The Philos Project
Congress Should Fix DACA published at The Federalist
The Immigrant Mind: Charlottesville, Iraq and Anti-Semitism published at The Philos Project
The Immigrant Mind: Iowa Recognizes Armenian Genocide published at The Philos Project
The Immigrant Mind: The Deadly Side of Middle East Christian Sectarianism published at The Philos Project
Christopher Kimball Wants to be a 'Woke' Chef, Claims Ethnic Food is Colonialist published at Acculturated
The Immigrant Mind: The Future of Mosul published at The Philos Project
Linda Sarsour's Call For 'Jihad' Against President Trump Is A Call For Treason published at The Federalist
Why You Should Read Your Kids The Declaration Of Independence Today published at The Federalist
The Immigrant Mind: An Immigrant Celebrates the Fourth of July published at The Philos Project
The Immigrant Mind: Immigration and Identity Part IV published at The Philos Project
The Arab World is a Political Problem Because it has a Religious Problem published at The Federalist
Carrie Fisher's Death Reminds Us How Drug Use Becomes Habit, Not Merely Addiction published at Acculturated
The Immigrant Mind: Immigration and Identity Part III published at The Philos Project
Dennis Prager, Some Never Trumpers Aren't Just Being Obstinate published at The Federalist
The Immigrant Mind: Immigration and Identity Part II published at The Philos Project
The Immigrant Mind: Immigration and Identity Part I published at The Philos Project
The Difference Between Austere and Harsh Parenting published at the Institute for Family Studies
The Immigrant Mind: How Do Middle Eastern Immigrants Feel About the Situation in Syria and the Coptic Church Bombing? published at The Philos Project
A Glimpse Inside "The Immigrant Mind" published at The Philos Project
The Benedict Option Can't Save Your Faith or Family published at The Federalist
The Power of Hospitality to Strengthen Families published at the Institute for Family Studies
Anti-Semitism Is Stealth Anti-Democracy Part II published at The Philos Project
Anti-Semitism Is Stealth Anti-Liberal Democracy Part I published at The Philos Project
How America Has Used A Religious Test To Avoid Giving Aid To Displaced Iraqi Christians published at The Philos Project
In Rejecting Refugee Priority, Middle Eastern Christians Act Like Abuse Victims published at The Federalist
Middle Eastern Christians Feel Betrayed By American Christians published at The Philos Project
Why Americans Shouldn't Normalize The Hijab published at The Federalist
A Response To Archbishop Victor Fernandez published at First Things
A Response To The Bishops Of Malta published at First Things
The Treachery of Divorce published at The Institute for Family Studies
Patriotism and Intelligence published at The Philos Project
When Mothers Who Paused Their Careers Hit Play Again published at The Federalist
I Am My Enemy published in the winter issue of Plough Magazine, link to digital edition.
Peace On Earth? published at The Philos Project
'The Best of Both Worlds': Kids Were No Barrier To This Female Entrepreneur published at The Federalist
Why Do Iraqi Christians Support Donald Trump? published at The Philos Project
Future Of Iraq: Despair Is Not An Option published at The Philos Project
Reading "How The West Really Lost God" as a Catholic published at The Kindling
In Supporting Trump, Conservative Men Abandon Conservative Women published at The Federalist
Is Choosing To Stay At Home Sustainable For Women? published at The Federalist
Gospel Amnesia in Politics: A Review of Stephen White's "Red, White, Blue, and Catholic" published at The Kindling
How It Feels To Send A Beloved Daughter Off To College published at The Federalist
Catholic Integral Complementarity published at Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
Since America Won't Stop Christian Genocide, Israel Should published at The Federalist
From Salem to DC: Mary Eberstadt's Analysis of the Dangerous Religion of Secular Progressivism published at Public Discourse
Why Amoris Laetitia Wouldn't Have Helped Me published at First Things
How Women Should Rethink The American Dream published at The Federalist
Immigrants, Assimilation, and Religion published at Public Discourse
Bishop Olmsted Calls Men Into the Breach published at Crisis Magazine
Don't Do The Same Thing To Muslims They Did To Me published at The Federalist
Why We Should Resettle Refugees In Their Own Lands published at The Federalist
Essential Oils Can't Save Your Soul (Or Your Body) published at The Federalist
What A Divorced And Remarried Catholic Wants From The Synod published at First Things
It's Time For Immigrants To Discover American Principles published at The Federalist
How Pro-Life Clinics Can Compete With Big Abortion published at The Federalist
Kim Davis: The Guts Of A Convert published at First Things
Why Immigrants Vote For Democrats published at The Federalist
Renewing My Plea: Humanae Vitae After Obergefell published at First Things
Untethering Sacramental Marriage from Civil Marriage published at Crisis Magazine
Why I'll Celebrate The Fourth Of July Differently This Year published at The Federalist
Can We Have Religious Liberty In Modern America published at The Federalist
Recollections and Insights of an Iraqi Christian published at Crisis Magazine
How Bad Religion Has Bequeathed Us An 'Anxious Age' published at The Federalist
Why I Wear The Mantilla published at First Things
Here's How The Iraqi Village Can Help Restore Ours published at The Federalist
My Plea published at First Things
Dear President Obama, I Quit Law School To Stay With My Kids published at The Federalist
The Arab Christian Dilemma published at The Federalist
Interaction and Review: Mary Eberstadt's "How The West Really Lost God" published at The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Uncovering the Head Covering Debate published at Christianity Today
Our Unhealthy Obsession with Pastors published at Christianity Today
Mary's Model for Mothers published at Desiring God
My Dragon Skin Torn Off published at Desiring God
Training Heart Identities in Boys and Girls published at Desiring God
What If I Had Stayed In The Workforce? published at Desiring God
Beautiful Submission published at Desiring God
We Are Wives of the Resurrection published at Desiring God
When an Earthly Husband Images Our Heavenly Groom published at Desiring God
The Seed of Revival in Our Day published at The Gospel Coalition
Feed God's People Around the World published at The Gospel Coalition
The Threat of Gospel Amnesia published at The Gospel Coalition
Teaming Up to Serve the Church in Bolivia published at The Gospel Coalition
The Power of the Gospel in Ecuador published at The Gospel Coalition
Raising Gospel Centered Children published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Finding Christ in the Family Room published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
The Problem with Proselytizing published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Gospel Amnesia & Building a Sister Up published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Gospel Amnesia in the Local Church published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Why Women Should Go Beyond Titus 2 published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Gospel Amnesia: An Interview with Luma Simms published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
What Can Protestants Learn From Mary published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
Gospel Amnesia in the Local Church 2 published at Gospel Centered Discipleship
How Our Union With Christ Defines Us published at Gospel Centered Discipleship