Senator Joe Manchin, who announced last week he would not run for re-election, blocked efforts to fight climate change and child poverty. That doesn’t make him a ‘centrist.’
Robert David Sullivan
Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine. From 2013 to 2016 he wrote a political column called (Un)Conventional Wisdom.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
The GOP debate shows the Republican Party still belongs to Trump
Trump skips ‘The Tonight Show Starring Donald Trump’
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Most voters don’t want unlimited abortion. But they don’t trust their states to set restrictions.
Dobbs did not dictate abortion policy at any level, but in overturning Roe after nearly 50 years, the court ruling did restore the right of states to set their own abortion policies.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
2022’s most popular Catholic stories: Pope Francis interview, war in Ukraine and the end of Roe v. Wade
Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
There is no going back on gay marriage after the Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act upholds a principle that most Americans can agree on: We are not going back to the 1950s.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Will Trump defy another rule of politics? Comebacks (usually) require asking for forgiveness.
Let us all pause to imagine Donald J. Trump saying, “I can only ask your forgiveness” to anyone.
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The 2022 midterms remind us: The two-party system is doomed to fail.
Almost everyone is frustrated because they want one party to finally achieve a decisive win and pull the country out of a polarization vortex — but it never happens.
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A last-minute Catholic guide to the 2022 midterm elections: What you need to know
The editors have put together this guide to some of the most important issues facing voters this fall, with a focus on how Catholics can make choices that respect life and consider the common good.
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Election Day is coming. Here are 8 tips to keep your soul sane.
Pace yourself. Don’t overdose on political news thinking that it will all be over soon.
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Voting Catholic: How should Catholics judge candidates on abortion after Roe?
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, host Sebastian Gomes discusses abortion after the reversal of Roe with America magazine contributor Jacqui Oesterblad, ethicist Richard Doerflinger and Marcia Lane McGee of New Wave Feminists.