How the Sexual Revolution Has Hurt All of Us

Interview with author Nathanael Blake about his new book Victims of the Revolution

I caught up with my colleague at the Ethics and Pubic Policy Center, Nathanael Blake, to talk about his new book, Victims of the Revolution: How Sexual Liberation Hurts Us All (Ignatius Press, 2025).

In addition to being a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Nathanael Blake is a regular columnist for The Federalist, World Opinions, and other popular publications. He received his doctorate from the Catholic University of America. He lives in Virginia with his wife and children.

TOH: What was the motivation behind this book?

Blake: It is time for Christian conservatives to rise from our defensive crouch. Though the sexual revolution won, bitter experience is now revealing that its promises were lies. A culture of sexual liberation has left Americans, on average, lonelier and unhappier—and even having less, and less satisfying sex. I think that people are ready to examine how things came to this, and to look for a better way to live. Victims of the Revolution argues that a Christian understanding of sexuality and the human person can both explain what went wrong and how we can begin to set things right. It thereby unites many of the subjects and themes I’ve been writing on in recent years in an effort to encourage and equip Christians to confront the relational and culture catastrophes that resulted from sexual liberation. Christians sexual morality is not killjoy scolding or hateful bigotry, but a protector and promotor of real human flourishing rooted in fundamental truths about human nature and how we thrive and are fulfilled.