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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Nathan Schneider
It turns out to be easier to make a quick buck in this world than to change it.
In this Nov. 15 photo, Pedro Deschamps helps workers hired by FEMA to carry out the installation of a temporary awning roof at his house, which suffered damage during Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jorge Ferrer
Hurricane Maria removed the delusions of prosperity and first-world status that blinded so many to the realities of Puerto Rico, including the fragility of its infrastructure, its high levels of social inequality and its status as a U.S. colony.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Lucas Briola
Hopelessness is one option. But it is not the Christian one.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
Why not tax individuals for what they take out of society instead of what they contribute?
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Anthea Butler
Black women cannot be expected to continue to save white people from the poor choices they make.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
The Trump administration has made clear its principles on immigration; Catholics should answer with a list of ways to reform the system with fairness and humanity.