There is nothing patriotic about a disregard for facts.
Editorials
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The bail system punishes the poor—here are some more just alternatives.
It costs more to be poor in the United States.
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There’s nothing to celebrate about a detained migrant being granted access to an abortion.
The injustice of abortion itself requires us to work to protect children in the womb along with their mothers.
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The deadliest consequence of our unfettered gun ownership is not mass shootings: it’s suicide.
A suicide prevented is often more than only one life saved; it often is a whole family preserved.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
‘America’ commemorates the Reformation
For what we and our forebears have done and failed to do, we ask for forgiveness.
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The Editors: Don’t underfund the Census
The Census must be done right.
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How we use the ‘pro-life’ label matters
Is ‘pro-life’ an appeal or an accusation?
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The Editors: We need to rally around the forgotten Americans of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria is a reminder that this two-tiered system of American citizenship is neither democratic nor tenable.
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Why do we have to put livelihoods on the line in order to get anything done in Washington?
Any willingness to cooperate across party lines is praiseworthy. Unfortunately, brinkmanship remains the preferred legislative strategy.
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How to respond to Catholic internet trolls
Trolls are preying on weakness as much as—or more than—hunting for supposed transgressions against orthodoxy.