Shining a light on the truth, followed by some sort of atonement, seemed the right thing to do, especially at a time of rising and relegitimized white supremacy in the United States.
US Politics
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Amazon: A boon or a bust to a Queens community?
The impending arrival of e-retail behemoth Amazon on East River shores has one L.I.C. resident yearning for real community and contemplating the next New York City ZIP code he will inhabit.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
When you know that the world is not meant to be like this
The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue reminds us that we need the voices of the dark past to help us understand the choices we now face.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How did voters’ religion affect the midterm elections?
Exit polls showed that Catholic voters “split right down the middle.” Reflecting the growing number of Hispanic voters, 50 percent of Catholics overall said they voted for Democrats, while 49 percent voted for Republicans.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Does political rhetoric incite violence?
Respondents cited current events as evidence for how irresponsible political rhetoric can result in violence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Real news about the Trump White House
Bob Woodward offers a grim portrait of a presidential administration that seems increasingly unhinged.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Now that the midterms are over, let’s stop obsessing over the Trump Show
Maybe we just like victimizing each other and never addressing basic problems. But our young citizens have had enough of this political show and are making a spectacle of their own.
Posted inMagazine, Of Many Things
We must build our public square on civil dialogue
No single person can be trusted to wield power; therefore, power must be shared among many and policed by a legal system of checks and balances.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Lucy McBath lost her son to gun violence. Now, she wants to fight the hate that fuels it.
We all share the belief that gun violence has no place in our society, nor does the hate that often precipitates the gun violence.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
How Catholics influence U.S. politics
This week, we talk with Steven P. Millies about the role of U.S. Catholics in politics.