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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Eileen Markey
The media is not the “enemy of the people.” We are the people’s detectives.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Ellen K. Boegel
Federal laws limit the politicization of the government. It may be time for the public to demand those laws be strengthened.
Mourners participate in a peace march May 6 prior to the funeral Mass of Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan in New York City, May 6, 2016 (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz).
Politics & SocietyShort Take
James T. Keane
A monk’s vocation is toward God, not a strategic retreat from something else.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
Regulatory bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission seem nearly powerless when up against the online advertising juggernaut.
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Margot Patterson
Comparing the president to Putin, Hitler or the anti-Christ distracts from what is taking shape on the ground.
Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress as Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Speaker of the House John Boehner look on in the House of Representatives Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Sept. 24, 2015. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
FaithShort Take
Thomas Rosica, C.S.B.
Francis has reminded us time and time again that we cannot withdraw into our protective cocoons and ignore what is going on around us.