After decades of books that described presidential campaigns as thrill rides, political scientists have begun to push back.
Election 2016
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These nuns are gathering before Donald Trump’s inauguration to pray for peace
Sister Rita Petruziello said she could feel the contention and nastiness in the air during the presidential election campaign of the last year
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Ending of Muslim registry praised by Catholic organizations
Some see the end of the registry as a way to make it difficult for an incoming Donald Trump administration to target Muslims through such a program.
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New York’s Cardinal Dolan will pray at Trump’s inauguration
Cardinal Dolan said he looks forward “to asking Almighty God to inspire and guide our new President and to continue to bless our great Nation.”
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Trump divided my family. Viceland helped bring us back together.
The greatest gift parents can offer their children is the space to allow them to become fully themselves.
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The election made us hate each other—is Star Wars our only hope?
None of our intense political and social divisions are going to matter come Thursday at midnight.
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How bad journalism is hurting people of faith.
“Journalists don’t know the difference between an archbishop and a cardinal; they think Catholics worship Mary; they think the pope controls what every bishop and priest says and does.”
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Chanting “Not my president” at Donald Trump isn’t Catholic or catholic
This “not” is no solution, whether it is hurled against Mr. Trump or against President Obama.
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Mary’s Immaculate Conception is humanity’s great recount—the one that counted.
Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.
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My family disagrees about Donald Trump—but that won’t divide us.
By the time I talked to my parents about the election of Donald J. Trump, thousands of strangers had already read what I wanted to say.