Kanye is id-made-flesh, an extreme and uncomfortable example of what we all look like when turned inside out.
US Politics
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Yes, democratic socialism is compatible with Catholic social teaching
Democratic socialism, this year’s political buzz phrase, follows the Catholic social teaching principle of people over profit. Its penchant for big solutions at the national level may not fit C.S.T. as neatly.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
How should Christians respond to the Kavanaugh hearing?
A conversation between Simcha Fisher and Bill McGarvey, two columnists for America. They discuss the Kavanaugh hearing and more via email.
Posted inFaith, News
Religious women push lawmakers to investigate Kavanaugh, suspend confirmation
Groups of religious women are speaking out about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing their faith.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: It is time for the Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn
The nomination of Judge Kavanaugh has become a referendum on how to address allegations of sexual assault.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
What happened at the Brett Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford hearings
Both Kavanaugh and Ford testified under sworn oath.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Five questions (and answers) about Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination
The president is free to nominate to the Supreme Court whomever he or she thinks is best, but there should be some character and fitness requirements to maintain respect for our government.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vantage Point
Anita Hill v. Clarence Thomas: How television influenced the hearings
From 1991: Are our governmental processes being skewed by sensational and inhumanly accelerated electronic images?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishops deplore Trump administration’s changes to green card eligibility
U.S. bishops: “It appears that this will be very harmful to families, raising fear among immigrant families already struggling to fulfill the American Dream.”
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
It’s time for America to find a shared sense of purpose.
We are not the indispensable nation. We never were. But a shared sense of national purpose is indispensable.