Weigel is a political operative - not a historian. His current placement, offers a insight into his agenda.

Quoting from their website:

“The Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) is a conservative Washington, D.C.-based think tank and advocacy group.

Lefever said upon founding the institute that "a small ethically oriented center" should "respond directly to ideological critics who insist the corporation is fundamentally unjust."

“… the organization works "to apply the riches of the Judeo-Christian tradition to contemporary questions of law, culture, and politics, in pursuit of America’s continued civic and cultural renewal."