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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Eileen Markey
The media is not the “enemy of the people.” We are the people’s detectives.
Middlebury College students turn their backs to author Charles Murray during his lecture in Middlebury, Vt. The college says it has initiated an independent investigation into the protest in which the author of a book discussing racial differences in intelligence was shouted down during the guest lecture and a professor was injured. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
What is needed is a case for civility and engagement across the lines of ideology, race and class—grounded not just in freedom or tolerance but charity.
A December 2011 photo of Panama ex-dictator Manuel Noriega at El Renacer Prison outside Panama City. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Tim Padgett
As a former tyrant languishes in a hospital bed, the U.S. should ponder its routine of coddling military monsters.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., right, speaks at a news conference following a GOP party conference at the Capitol, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“Regarding access for those most in need, the AHCA includes changes which place many people at significant risk,” Bishop Frank J. Dewane wrote.
Volunteers with Catholic Charities' St. Maria's meals program in Washington, D.C. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The president’s proposed budget calls for ending several international aid programs.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Ellen K. Boegel
Federal laws limit the politicization of the government. It may be time for the public to demand those laws be strengthened.