The truth or foolishness of Obama’s hopeful vision of our country rests in the choices we will make.
Barack Obama
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops urge Congress not to repeal Obamacare without a replacement
The law has brought about important gains in coverage and those gains should be protected.
Posted inCulture, Politics & Society
Can Obama’s policies survive a Trump regime?
After decades of books that described presidential campaigns as thrill rides, political scientists have begun to push back.
Posted inBooks, Politics & Society
The US plan for Iraq killed thousands—and created ISIS. What does that mean for Syria?
Trying to impose the will of the United States on Iraq (and now Syria) took a deadly toll, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, destroying much of modern and ancient Iraq, sending into exile millions of refugees—and created ISIS.
Posted inPolitics & Society
15 Ways President Obama has changed the direction of America
Here are some of the ways in which President Obama has steered the United States by at least a few degrees.
Posted inPolitics & Society
The Public Duty Of Bishops: Lessons from the storm in South Bend
Lessons from the storm in South Bend
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Obama at Georgetown
The President of the United States came to Georgetown University yesterday to deliver a speech. The sky did not fall.