Dear Mr. President: Letters and Memos to the Incoming Executive
A group of contributors to America offer advice to Barack Obama as he begins his presidency
Video Advice for Barack Obama
What should Barack Obama do upon first taking office? A few New Yorkers–and some of the president elects youngest supporters–weigh in. For more advice for Obama, read Americas recent letters to the president-elect.
The Food On Our Tables: The flaws of U.S. agricultural policy
The flaws of U.S. agricultural policy
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Friends lost, now alive with God
Letters
Letters
A Great Gift Thank you for your review of the life of Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J. (Current Comment, 1/5). One aspect of Avery Dulles should not go unremembered: he was never too busy to take time for journalists who sought him out. I especially remember one time when I was writing a Newsweek cover s
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The Roots of Terrorism
Who is the real enemy in the global fight against terrorism?
Books
His Universe Was Infinite
Why was Giordano Bruno burned at the stake?
Sound of Silence
David Lodge rsquo s earlier books won him a reputation as one of the leading comic novelists of the past century Small World and Nice Work both send-ups of the academic world were finalists for the Booker Prize What makes nbsp several of his novels especially hilarious to America nbsp readers is
Art
Beyond Protest: The art of George Tooker
The art of George Tooker
Film
Uncertain Sympathies: John Patrick Shanley’s ‘Doubt’
John Patrick Shanley’s ‘Doubt’ looks at the darkness to be encountered even within the most sacred locales
The Word
No Ordinary Time
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Jan. 25, 2009; Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Feb. 1, 2009
Catholic Book Club
January Selection
Based on the author rsquo s extensive interviews with hundreds of Catholics of every stripe from various parishes in the San Francisco Bay area this book paints a clear and sometimes complex portrait of what it is like to be Catholic in America today Baggett an associate professor of religion an
Columns
Blessed Are the Poor: What is the proper moral response to these hard times?
What is the proper moral response to these hard times?
Culture
An Asian Giant Flies High: Two views of India
Two new books on India look at the country past and present
Current Comment
Current Comment
After Gaza; Lives of Gays and Lesbians
News
State of the Question: A Response to The Chaplains Dilemma
A bishop from the U.S. military vicariate on a chaplain's duty
Signs of the Times
Christians Pray, Plead for Peace GAZA–Msgr. Manuel Musallam, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, says Gaza is “drowning in blood” as its hospitals overflow with patients. In a message to participants read during a special Mass for peace at St. Stephen’s Church in Jerusale
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