This is the “‘unfriend me now’ election,” said Melinda Henneberger, a longtime political columnist.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The Politics of Summer 1968 Live On
American Maelstrom examines the 1968 election by focusing on the personalities who sought the nation’s highest office.
Posted inLetters, Magazine
Dear Editors: Getting to know Muslims is part of my responsibility as a Catholic
All Are Worthy of LoveRe “A Hispanic Moment?” (Editorial 10/17): Engaging diversity and social justice in our society is a moral and ethical obligation, especially if one aligns oneself with Christ's teachings. “Othering” people is a basic tenet of racism and xenophobia&m
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
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The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 14 that the death penalty cannot be imposed unless the jury is unanimous in the decision, aligning Florida with sentencing standards in most other states. • As Catholics and Lutherans mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation o
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Legalizing pot is ‘unacceptable,’ say leading U.S. Catholics
Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in at least five states.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Renewable energy: Ready for primetime?
The construction of an oil pipeline under a river that supplies drinking water to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has created a 19th-century-style showdown over territorial lands and treaty rights.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Louisiana’s spiteful marriage law is good for nothing but stigmatizing refugees
“We don’t want terrorists obtaining green cards and citizenship through marriage.”
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Pro-life millennial women speak out
Can you be pro-life and a feminist? What about a pro-life socialist?
Posted inBooks, Politics & Society
The US plan for Iraq killed thousands—and created ISIS. What does that mean for Syria?
Trying to impose the will of the United States on Iraq (and now Syria) took a deadly toll, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, destroying much of modern and ancient Iraq, sending into exile millions of refugees—and created ISIS.
Posted inCulture, Politics & Society
How Alexander Hamilton defended the rights of Catholics in a young America
When many saw Catholics as untrustworthy citizens, Hamilton argued for their full inclusion as American citizens.