The four-wheeled population is growing faster than the human population in many dense cities with strong economies.
The Editors
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The Editors: Politicians fail the country by applying religious tests
A commitment to religious liberty demands that effort be devoted to resolving, rather than exacerbating, any real or apparent tension between religious obligation and civil duty.
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How should we increase accountability? Empower laypeople.
Few would deny that 2018 was an annus horribilis for the Catholic Church in the United States. As dioceses and religious orders released the names of alleged sex abusers, it became clear the scope of the scandals was far wider than most imagined or acknowledged.
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The pro-life movement has always been pro-women. Our priorities should reflect that.
The priority given to Supreme Court nominations has left the movement vulnerable to being reduced to the role of supporting player within an overall conservative political agenda.
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The rate of uninsured children is growing. We must stop it.
In November the Georgetown Center for Children and Families announced that the number of uninsured children in the United States went up for the first time in nearly a decade. While 7.6 million children were uninsured in 2008, by 2016 that figure had dropped to 3.6 million. But in 2017, 300,000 children lost coverage. The […]
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Tax incentives for Amazon? Less than prime.
The principle of subsidiarity is poorly served in these cases—when U.S. cities and states act as if they are in an economic Cold War with one another and the “arms race” of tax incentives helps only a handful of already successful private companies.
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God’s Christmas Gift
In the issue of Dec. 21, 1918, shortly after the end of World War I, the editors of America prayed that the Christmas celebration of that year would usher in lasting world peace.
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The Editors: Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
“Additional EITC expansions today—for adults with or without children—would likely continue to increase labor supply, decrease poverty, and improve the well-being of lower-income families at a cost much lower than the ‘sticker price.’”
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The Editors: Bipartisan criminal justice reform is within reach
The United States spends $81 billion to lock people up each year, and the human costs of incarceration to inmates, their families and entire communities are incalculably greater.
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The enduring call to fight racism
The new pastoral letter on racism was approved by the bishops, 241 to 3, on Nov. 14.