The Bible should not be used to justify sin.
Donald Trump
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders denounce Sessions’s asylum decision: ‘We have truly lost our moral compass.’
A decision to deny appeals for asylum in the United States based on claims of domestic abuse or gang violence has been deplored by Catholic leaders from coast to coast.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Papal diplomat says U.S.-North Korea summit brings hope for peace
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met on Singapore’s Sentosa Island for the historic summit June 12. It was the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Toledo diocese prepares response after immigration raids break up families in Ohio
Many could be deported next week without having had the opportunity to arrange custody for their children, dispose of their property or arrange their finances in Ohio.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Separating immigrant families is a cruel means to a cruel end
Separating families will not stop drug traffickers or gang members. Its only purpose is to punish migrants seeking their own American dream.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
How to survive Trump: End the cult of the presidency
The presidency has become a cult to which we are expected to constantly direct our attention; the result is a disenchantment with democracy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Shakespearian tyrants, then and now
As the reader has no doubt anticipated, Greenblatt has emulated the Shakespearean endeavor: The book is a rumination on the current president, without once mentioning the man by name.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Trump and the Art of the Nuclear Deal
Beyond relations with Iran and North Korea, the way Mr. Trump is wielding economic and military power will come with collateral costs.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The end of the Iran deal means more violence for the Middle East
Why did Mr. Trump choose to leave the agreement at a time when he is negotiating a similar agreement with North Korea?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trump’s border wall ignores the realities of migration
President Trump’s determination to build a wall does not consider the complex realities that force people to migrate north to the United States.