Joseph is a senior fellow for Biblical worldview and strategic engagement at the Family Research Council. Previously, he served as a legislative attorney and spent 10 years as the president and general counsel of the Family Policy Institute of Washington. He also served as legal counsel and director of “What Would You Say?” at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview where he developed and launched a YouTube channel of the same name. His YouTube life began when he identified as a 6-foot-5 Chinese woman in a series of videos exploring the logic of gender identity. He and his wife, Brook, have four children.
Joseph Backholm | We know that children flourish with married parents, but we keep trying other things
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Joseph Backholm | Democrats finally join Republicans in getting tough on illegal immigration
Joseph Backholm | A decline in support for same-sex marriage shouldn’t surprise us
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Joseph Backholm | Progressivism rarely builds and often destroys
Joseph Backholm | Judges push to make states pay for transgender surgery
Joseph Backholm | President Biden’s apology for saying “illegal” immigrant reflects the world we live in now
