The voters I spoke with were not single-issue voters, and they showed a comfort with, even insistence on, complexity around a range of issues that are part of our national conversation.
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Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Patriotism loses its meaning when it is used as a political weapon
There is nothing patriotic about a disregard for facts.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Have you gotten involved in local politics since the last presidential election?
As the first anniversary of the 2016 presidential election nears, America asked readers about their engagement with politics on the local level. Ninety-eight percent of our reader sample told us that they intended to vote in upcoming local elections—though voter turnout in municipal elections in major cities rarely comes close to 50 percent. “Democracy begins […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The neoliberal sexuality of the left
Leftist men need to get more leftist about sex—and maybe more conservative, too.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
There’s nothing to celebrate about a detained migrant being granted access to an abortion.
The injustice of abortion itself requires us to work to protect children in the womb along with their mothers.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis urges U.S. Dreamers to continue dreaming
“God said it and the Bible is clear,” the pope said. “Receive the migrant, receive the refugee.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Even with so many dead in the Civil War, what Lincoln teaches us about the value of human life.
We love our definitions, our categories and our ability to transform most anything in the world into an equation.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Protecting Middle East Christians is in best interest of U.S., panelists say
“If ever there was a time to collectively support the largest remaining Christian population in the Middle East, it is now.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishop Dewane to Congress: Don’t cut programs benefiting the poor to pay for tax cuts
“The tax system should be continually evaluated in terms of its impact on the poor.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. Embassy to Vatican prepares to welcome new ambassador, Callista Gingrich
“We don’t have to agree on everything, but our relationship is strong enough that it can weather disagreements.”