Any willingness to cooperate across party lines is praiseworthy. Unfortunately, brinkmanship remains the preferred legislative strategy.
US Politics
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
What John Courtney Murray would say about the state of public debate
“Civilization,” wrote John Courtney Murray, S.J., “is formed by men locked together in argument. From this dialogue, the community becomes a political community.” Can we still say this today?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
On the campaign trail in 1960 with John F. Kennedy
For those who still want to believe that a full JFK presidency would surely have led to an American Camelot, this book is not for you.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Sister Carol Keehan: Graham-Cassidy health care plan ‘disastrous’
“The health of the American people is incredibly important…you just don’t railroad something through, something you’ve just whipped together in the last couple of weeks.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Sister Simone Campbell: The dangers of becoming a “celebrity nun”
Is my hunger for publicity closing the door to a contemplative life?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The fleeting satisfaction of pulling down Confederate monuments
Probably most Americans can agree that Confederate monuments should never have been erected, but dismantling them is a different story for many citizens.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Tent City, USA: Southern California’s homelessness crisis
It is not only Anaheim, but Southern California as a whole that finds itself in the midst of a homelessness emergency.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Five ways you can help Dreamers affected by the end of DACA
From calling legislators to organizing parish activities, you can mobilize on behalf of vulnerable undocumented youths.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Bannon and Feinstein remind us that anti-Catholic bigotry is a bipartisan problem
Neither the Republican or Democratic party can be the home of the Catholic voter.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cardinal Dolan: Steve Bannon’s comments on immigration are ‘insulting’ and ‘ridiculous’
Mr. Bannon said he believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration.