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Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Eli S. McCarthy
A “just war” in Ukraine would be a catastrophe for all parties. But a “just peace” framework that recognizes the root causes of the conflict can bring the U.S., Russia and Ukraine to a mutually beneficial outcome.
A Ukrainian sniper on the front line in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, on Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jackie Turvey TaitTobias Winright
Just war principles do not require Western nations to practice pacifism or ignore Russian aggression in Ukraine. But they may still guide nations to a nonviolent resolution, and Pope Francis can help.
A hiring sign hangs in the window of a Taco Bell in Sacramento, Calif. on July 15, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic’s “Great Resignation” has shown that workers have more power than they had realized. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
Last year, a record 47 million Americans quit their jobs, and it was not because of laziness. Here are five major reasons for what is being called The Great Resignation.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Sarah Vincent
Cryptocurrency is our culture’s idolatrous golden calf. We need to save ourselves (and our planet) from its empty promises.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jim McDermott
It is horrifying to think that some people would believe we are living in a simulation. But even more horrifying is the reality that we all actually spend most of our lives behaving like we are.
A woman washes clothes as migrants settle at the Bruzgi checkpoint center at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, on Dec. 23, 2021. Since Nov. 8, a large group of migrants, mostly Iraqi Kurds, has been stranded at the border crossing with Poland. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Joan RosenhauerDan Corrou
Since the end of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, much of the world has turned its attention away from geopolitical conflicts in the region. But these issues have not disappeared.