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Politics

The Politics of Humor

Throughout the history of European thought, humor has always had an unruly, utopian impulse: one that transcended class and threatened to upend the social order.
By Terry Eagleton
May 6, 2019
Religion

A Thing That Should Not Be

Despite his full, long life, the death of Jean Vanier is still sad. And as Christians, we must not skip grief nor automatically reach for a happy narrative.
By David Mills
May 9, 2019
Culture

In Tech We Trust?

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood are an unlikely group of Amazon shareholders, but they’re forcing a vote on the company’s facial recognition software.
By Regina Munch
May 9, 2019
Books

From Data to Wisdom

Toni Morrison’s style is stately, not so much ornate as complex, not so much stentorian as insistent, authoritative, often fierce.
By Valerie Sayers
May 3, 2019
Collections

The Church in Asia

As Christianity and Catholicism expand in Asia, we’ve put together a collection of Commonweal’s best writing on the subject.
By The Editors
April 17, 2019
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