Democrats should be focused on opportunities for genuine, bipartisan cooperation with the Trump administration.
US Politics
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
President Trump’s speech to Congress annotated with statements from Catholic leaders
U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a flurry of statements about the many executive orders signed by Mr. Trump.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Why Bannon’s pessimism won’t protect the Judeo-Christian tradition
Trump may have given one restrained speech, but Steve Bannon still hews to a vision of America under siege.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Welcome to jesuitical
A new podcast from the young, lay editors of America Media.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What Trump conservatives and refugees both want: a place to call home
The attraction of Trump’s brand of conservatism is that it recognizes the meaning in place, patriotism and culture.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New Democratic Party leader Tom Perez has deep Jesuit connections
“My folks taught us that if someone is hungry, you feed them. That if someone is thirsty, you give them drink. If someone is a stranger you welcome them into your home.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trump says inner-city crimes are going up. He’s wrong.
Almost all major cities in the United States have experienced major decreases in violent crime over the past 25 years.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Remember, those who were once called ‘other,’ are now called ‘American.’
On St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate our Irish heritage and our good fortune to be Americans. The success of America is the result of the work of people from every part of the world–of different backgrounds, religions and languages, coming together, committed not to a race or a religion but to an ideal. This is […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop McElroy on his critics, mercy for immigrants and the disruption we need.
At the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements in Modesto, California, San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy electrified attendees with a challenging analysis of this “pivotal moment as a people and as a nation, in which bitter divisions cleave our country and pollute our national dialogue.” He told his Modesto audience on Feb. 18 […]
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Jesuits call Dakota pipeline work ‘morally unacceptable’
The Jesuits invite people of good will and members of Congress to call on the administration to reverse its decision the Dakota access pipeline.