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Is Enthusiasm Enough?

Beto O’Rourke has obvious gifts, but the candidate faces a fierce primary contest packed with more established politicians.

By E. J. Dionne Jr.

March 21, 2019

Election 2020

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Solidarity Lost

One hundred years after the restoration of national sovereignty, Poland is failing to preserve the values forged in its struggles against totalitarianism.

March 19, 2019

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Standing Up to Trump?

The twelve GOP senators who voted against the emergency declaration are merely outliers in a spineless party that continues to placate the president.

By E. J. Dionne Jr.

March 18, 2019

Donald Trump

Election 2020

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March 22, 2019

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Unflinching

One of the most brilliant and influential Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century, G.E.M. Anscombe defended traditional doctrine with a clear, earnest voice.

March 18, 2019

Contraception mandate

War and Peace

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Finding Christ in Other Faces

Powell and Pressburger’s seminal 1947 film about a group of Anglican nuns in India offers more than melodrama, as secondary characters reveal the face of Christ.

March 15, 2019

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A Language Problem

Yes, wrongdoing needs to be condemned. But Democrats can’t win over the electorate without actually connecting with it.

March 14, 2019

Must Reads

Politics

Bringing the Workers on Board

Codetermination, or the practice of including workers on corporate boards, is not only deeply rooted in the Catholic tradition; it aids democracy in the workplace

By Matt Mazewski

March 14, 2019

Religion

The PA Grand-Jury Report: Not What It Seems

The grand-jury report does not substantiate the prevailing script about how bishops let predators get away with committing and recommitting their crimes

By Peter Steinfels

March 21, 2019

Culture

Bracing for Impact

Why is literature so helpful as a guide through trauma?

By Cassandra Nelson

March 21, 2019

Culture

Giving Up Extremes

As Lent approaches, I’ve been in a state of spiritual anxiety over the inevitable renunciation that the season demands. God wants harmonious balance, not excess

By Nicole-Ann Lobo

March 3, 2019