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 […]
The Editors
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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.
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After the midterms, can the new Congress work together? Here’s where they could start.
After the midterms, there are a variety of other issues on which compromise is still achievable and where “good politics” can still be practiced.
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How do we restore trust in our church after the sex abuse crisis?
We must pray for the grace to proceed boldly wherever the painful truth of our failures leads us, trusting in the One who is faithful to the end.
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After Khashoggi’s murder, it’s time to reassess our Middle East policy
The apparently state-sanctioned murder of Mr. Khashoggi offers the administration an opportunity to step back and reassess not just its relationship with the Saudi royal family but the overall mission of the United States throughout the Middle East.
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The Editors: Catholics have a moral duty to fight anti-Semitism
We must reject violence. But this is the least that we should do.