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Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
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
Robert David Sullivan
Television as a popular medium died 25 years ago. It’s time to mourn.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
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
Robert David Sullivan
Trump skips ‘The Tonight Show Starring Donald Trump’
Activists gather at the Minnesota State Capitol in on Jan. 27, 2023, as the state Senate debates a bill to add a ‘right to abortion‘ to state law. Photo: OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
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.
Pope Francis speaks with the editors and staff of America. (America Media/Antonello Nusca)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month.
President Joe Biden holds up his pen after signing 8nto law the Respect for Marriage Act, a landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington Dec. 13, 2022. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
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
Robert David Sullivan
Let us all pause to imagine Donald J. Trump saying, “I can only ask your forgiveness” to anyone.
The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol in Washington Nov. 9, 2022, as election results continued to be tallied across the U.S. to determine control of Congress. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
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.
USA flag on man's shoulder
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
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.