The world can ill afford to have the United States abdicate its global position, either by choice or through carelessness.
Donald Trump
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Are there lessons to be learned from Bernie Madoff in the Trump era?
Diana Henriques wrote the book on Madoff. She says Donald Trump is no con man.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
News cycle survival tips from an NPR reporter
If (like me) you wake up to Morning Edition, ride home to “All Things Considered” and sip your Sunday coffee over “The Puzzle,” this episode’s for you. We are talking with NPR congressional correspondent, host of the “NPR Politics Podcast” and Fordham alum Scott Detrow about how he keeps his sanity while covering the news in the […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Donald Trump’s sins are our sins, too, and impeachment won’t absolve them
Whether or not impeachment is warranted, it will not be enough to redeem this strange episode in the life of the United States.
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Why evangelicals back Trump on global warming
The controversial move earlier this month was also another indicator of the sharp contrast between conservative Christians and the rest of the American religious scene
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
James Comey deserves a Daytime Emmy
It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.
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Trump: ‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’
“We will end the discrimination against people of faith. Our government will once again celebrate and protect religious freedom,” Trump, a Presbyterian not known to be particularly religious, told more than 1,000 people in a hotel ballroom across town from the hearing.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As calls for Trump’s impeachment are raised, the process remains difficult (as it should be)
The removal of a president from office is, and should be, difficult to accomplish. Currently, there are two constitutional means to remove a U.S. president: impeachment and activation of the procedures set forth in the 25th Amendment.
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Mike Pence tells Catholics at prayer breakfast they have an ally in President Trump
The vice president highlighted the administration’s initiatives to promote religious freedom and protect human life.
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Does the truth matter? This is no longer a theoretical question.
Today, many voters use information not to discover what is true but to reinforce their political tribe.