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An Upside of Dynasty
The United States has been well served by dynasties in both parties throughout its history and continues to be. Note the Romneys, the Dodds and the Kennedys.
A Voice for the Poor?
The withdrawal of former Senator John Edwards from the Democratic primary field following his third-place finish in his native South Carolina deprives the national political debate of an uncommon degr
Articles
At the End of Life
Are feeding tubes now obligatory?
Our Moral Duty in Iraq
Last year 14 Catholic Democrats sent a letter about Iraq to the U.S. Catholic bishops.
Books and Culture
Books
As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaches, we also anticipate the 75th anniversary of a remarkable transformation in the historio
Books
While Thomas Norman DeWolf’s 18-chapter memoir, Inheriting the Trade, accomplishes an artful merging of historical expl
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The Word
Faith in Focus
Columns
'How readily we conform ourselves to deformities and distortions of our lives and our world.'
Of Many Things
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