The sheriff is the personification of law enforcement behaving lawlessly.
Donald Trump
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In NAFTA negotiations, Mexico shows cautious optimism
Nafta has been the world’s most valuable trade deal, and its consequences are more deeply felt in Mexico than in the United States or Canada.
Posted inFaith, News
Sean Spicer finally gets to meet Pope Francis
Mr. Spicer, a Catholic, had expressed a desire to meet Pope Francis in May, but he was left off the list of U.S. officials who accompanied President Trump to the Vatican.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The real reason for our moralistic, combative politics: False messianism and the nation-state myth
If we forget we live in a fallen world we are at risk of using patriotism to replace God.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Trump’s recklessness is a danger to the body politic
The president prefers to continue to campaign and stir up mobs instead of attempting to govern and serve the country.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Six questions about Trump’s strategy for Afghanistan. No. 1: Is it defendable under just war theory?
An interview with Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The day my kids convinced me to pray for President Trump
The president had become a staple of our family dinner conversations. Then something clicked.
Posted inPolitics & Society
My father was pulled over by I.C.E. agents the same day Charlottesville happened.
Last week, as events unfolded in Charlottesville, Va., my black Dominican father was pulled over by I.C.E.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
I’m a conservative Latina. Is there a place for me in Trump’s Republican Party after Charlottesville?
In the face of an emboldened white supremacy movement, I find the defensive posture of some conservatives more and more trying.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Catholics must combat racism and bigotry at every turn.
The way forward is the way of the penitent and prophet.