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The Common Good from a Libertarian perspective
America This Week August 15, 2018
The Aug. 15 guest is Stephanie Slade
In this April 18, 2018, file photo, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks at the legislature, in Lincoln, Neb. (Gwyneth Roberts/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Nebraska set for execution after about-face on death penalty
Grant Schulte - Associated Press August 13, 2018
Gov. Pete Ricketts helped finance a ballot drive to reinstate capital punishment after lawmakers overrode his veto in 2015.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
How Canada’s ‘antifa’ groups are organizing to fight a growing far-right presence
Dean Dettloff August 13, 2018
Quebec’s far right has been expanding, especially targeting the province’s Muslim community.
Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of Erie, Pa., speaks during a meeting in late January at the headquarters of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Damning report on sex abuse in Pennsylvania dioceses may soon be released
Mark Scolforo - Associated Press August 13, 2018
Some details about what's in the report have been made public, including that it will identify more than 300 “predator priests.”
Members of the U.S. Border Patrol apprehend an immigrant from Guatemala on June 19 near Falfurrias, Texas. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Is there another way to address the migration crisis?
Diego Gómez Pickering August 10, 2018
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is a holistic approach that treats people with kindness and also recognizes economic opportunity.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors: Religious liberty is not just for Christians
The Editors August 10, 2018
President Trump has repeatedly and egregiously disparaged Muslims in ways that contradict his own State Department’s purported promotion of religious protections.
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