There is a cynical strain of MAGA, a mirror of the deconstructivism of the left, which jeers at woke hypocrisy but is not for much of anything—certainly not anything requiring faith or sacrifice.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
How Trump’s deportations are testing the boundaries of presidential authority
“Trump [is] flexing his power and trying to push the law into areas that have not been tested before…and the challenge really is not to the people affected but to the rule of law itself.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Europe was a world leader in A.I. regulation. Will Trump change that?
E.U. regulations on artificial intelligence may not be global in scope, but they affect 450 million consumers and companies will have to implement E.U. rules and adopt them for other territories for cost-saving reasons.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal McElroy installed as eighth archbishop of Washington
During the nearly two-hour liturgy, Cardinal McElroy encouraged the faithful of his new archdiocese to be “pilgrims of hope in a wounded world.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump’s war on DEI reaches Georgetown Law
Edward Martin, interim United States attorney for the District of Columbia, said he would refuse to hire Georgetown Law graduates unless the school eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Are Dreamers the next targets in Trump’s immigration crackdown?
Diminishing public support, along with the Trump administration’s intense focus on immigration, has left DACA recipients uncertain about their future.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Living out Catholic social teaching in Trump’s America
On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, about Trump’s clashes with the Catholic Church.
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No waivers for Catholic relief efforts: The devastating impacts of the end of U.S.A.I.D.
Around the world, health, nutrition, civil society and peace-building programs are unraveling, staff are being dismissed and the lights are being turned off.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Trump the bully: Is this what the United States aspires to be?
At its best, the United States defines itself not primarily by its borders, but by its values and principles.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
JD Vance prays for Pope Francis’ health, acknowledges his criticism of US immigration crackdown
At the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Vance said he wasn’t there to litigate “about who’s right and who’s wrong,” and credited Francis as one who “cares about the flock of Christians under his under his leadership.”