Ross Douthat’s greatest contribution has not been to conservative politics or even to Catholic debates. It has been to demonstrate that Catholicism remains an intellectually serious way of understanding the world.
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The lesson of the Ceuta migrant crisis isn’t about liberal border policy.
Ceuta is a symptom of a global problem. And it will get worse without action.
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How Catholics can resist Trump’s deportation campaign against Haitians
The concepts of “rootedness” and “the right to stay, migrate and return,” embedded in Catholic social teaching, offer a lens for framing solidarity with migrants today.
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Bishop DiMarzio: Immigration is what makes America great
On this 250th anniversary, we celebrate our democracy and our achievements as a nation, but we can never forget that it was because of immigration that we have achieved so much.
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Trump’s SAVE Act is not about election integrity. It would actually make voting harder.
Trump touts the SAVE Act as a means to prevent noncitizens from voting, but it would also burden women whose birth certificates do not match their current legal name.
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A.I. should be free at public libraries
A.I. companies benefit from the work of millions of writers and others who gave no consent. Providing A.I. access to the public is fair compensation.
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Adam Smith vs. Pope Leo: A Catholic critique of ‘The Wealth of Nations’ at 250
Adam Smith’s emphasis on efficient growth has blinded us to inequality. Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV have refocused our attention.
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ICE killing in Maine raises the question: Why do the police shoot so many people in their cars?
As a former law enforcement officer and police ethics instructor, I worry that the number of deadly police shootings at vehicles is increasing before our eyes.
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The immigrants killed by ICE whose names we don’t remember
The names of Renee Good and Alex Pretti echo in our national discourse. But what about Joan Sebastian Guerrero?
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The Graham Platner lesson: Being a ‘fighter’ is not always a virtue in public life
To dismiss allegations of abusive behavior as irrelevant to a candidate’s fitness for office is to contend that integrity and character no longer matter in public life.