“The Trump administration is going to present real challenges to Catholics,” E.J. Dionne says in a conversation with America.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
President Biden should pressure Israel to end war in Gaza before he leaves office.
The Editors: This moment cries out for the kind of decisive action that perhaps only a lame-duck presidency can bring about: putting the burden of peace on Israel for bringing the war in Gaza to an end.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic advocates deplore Biden administration’s asylum restrictions at the border
President Biden’s new restrictions on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border have drawn criticism from Catholics who minister to immigrants and refugees.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The future of Catholic politics after Joe Biden
For many Catholic Democrats, President Biden is the zenith of public faith. For many Catholic Republicans, he represents a betrayal of the Gospel. The truth is somewhere in between, and that is OK.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Biden calls for sweeping Supreme Court changes, including term limits and enforceable ethics code
President Joe Biden proposed a constitutional amendment regulating presidential immunity and structural changes to the Supreme Court, in response to a court ruling granting sweeping immunity to Donald Trump.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Joe Biden made room for the next generation. Baby Boomers should do the same.
The realization that a younger person is more fit, more alert, more capable, more relevant, more suited to the job one has long done is not fun. We baby boomers can relate.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Joe Biden, Pope Benedict and the humility of stepping down
When I learned Joe Biden had dropped out of the race, my mind immediately shot back to Feb. 11, 2013, when another Catholic leader, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing that he would voluntarily resign his post.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, then endorses Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Ageism is making it impossible to fairly judge Joe Biden
We must begin to notice, name and resist the distortions caused by ageism, so that more clear-eyed assessments of President Biden are possible.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘Stop Donald Trump’ isn’t enough. The Democratic Party needs a deeper message to win the election.
Too many people opposing Mr. Trump have adopted an us-vs.-them mentality. Democrats must attempt to bridge the real divisions in the United States.