In 2003, Pope John Paul II sent an envoy to persuade George W. Bush not to invade Iraq. As tensions with Iran continue to mount, it’s a story worth revisiting.
If American men and women were being drafted to fight in Afghanistan, there is not the slightest possibility the war would have dragged on for eighteen years.
Amid the confusion created by the pandemic, one thing is clear: the 2020 election will be unlike any other. Here’s some of Commonweal’s best writing on the subject.
