Voices
Politics & SocietyShort Take
It is not democratic, with a small “d,” for major media outlets to simply ignore concerns shared by a wide majority of the electorate.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Television as a popular medium died 25 years ago. It’s time to mourn.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Senator Joe Manchin, who announced last week he would not run for re-election, blocked efforts to fight climate change and child poverty. That doesn’t make him a ‘centrist.’
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Trump skips ‘The Tonight Show Starring Donald Trump’
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dobbs did not dictate abortion policy at any level, but in overturning Roe after nearly 50 years, the court ruling did restore the right of states to set their own abortion policies.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
The Respect for Marriage Act upholds a principle that most Americans can agree on: We are not going back to the 1950s.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Let us all pause to imagine Donald J. Trump saying, “I can only ask your forgiveness” to anyone.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Almost everyone is frustrated because they want one party to finally achieve a decisive win and pull the country out of a polarization vortex — but it never happens.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
The editors have put together this guide to some of the most important issues facing voters this fall, with a focus on how Catholics can make choices that respect life and consider the common good.