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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal budget, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Elizabeth Bruenig
The attraction of Trump’s brand of conservatism is that it recognizes the meaning in place, patriotism and culture.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household, prior to an Oct. 24 private meeting between Maduro and Pope Francis at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Miraflores Palace handout via EPA)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Drew Christiansen
Drew Christiansen, S.J., discusses the significance of religious peacebuilding in struggling countries.
Barronelle Stutzman, left, meets with supporters outside Washington's state Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert K. Vischer
A court decision compelling businesses to cater to same-sex weddings is a lazy response to the challenges of a pluralist society.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
James T. Keane
Almost all major cities in the United States have experienced major decreases in violent crime over the past 25 years.
The bollard steel border fence splits the U.S. from Mexico in this view west of central Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 19. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Sean Carroll, S.J.
Yes, some people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are breaking the law, but the law is also breaking them.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Adam D. Hincks
Science is a necessary point of reference, but it should by no means be the only political voice in the conversation.