As necessary as opposition to abortion and funding for it are, they are not sufficient pro-life goals, especially when achieving them eliminates support for other programs that support maternal health.
Editorials
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
‘Law and Order’ should not mean wiping out civil rights protections
Public safety and protecting the civil rights of citizens are not competing goals.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Litmus tests lead to mediocre politics and voter disengagement
The exclusion of pro-life Democratic candidates feeds cynicism about our money-driven political process.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Welcoming the stranger means welcoming new housing
Escalating rents and home prices have created invisible walls around communities all over the United States.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
More violence should not be our response to atrocities in Syria
Piling violence on violence is not a strategy toward peace; it is a dangerous reflex that could just prolong the suffering.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Easter Joy
Easter is also a reminder, one we do need, that bad news is never the last word.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Internet privacy is about the common good, not just competition and consumers
Internet regulation needs to serve the common good, not only the maintenance of profit margins.
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President Trump continues Obama’s devastating drone war
In March, it was reported that up to 200 civilians in the northern Iraq city of Mosul had been killed by a series of airstrikes.
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The hypocrisy of prosecuting the Planned Parenthood muckrakers
A law applied selectively would probably best not be applied at all. A good prosecutor would already understand that.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The nuncio reviews Pope Francis’ first four years
The nuncio praised the way Pope Francis has undertaken this responsibility, and noted Francis’ continual emphasis on dialogue, mercy and evangelization.