Article Waist Deep in the Big Muddy Has the United States learned anything from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan? The same assumptions that led us into those conflicts have now led us to Ukraine.By Andrew J. BacevichSeptember 7, 2023 War and Peace Ukraine Music
Article How We Misremember MLK The reason King is so frequently misread has less to do with his Black identity than with his Christian identity.By Vincent LloydSeptember 5, 2023 Race Books Religion Politics
Article A Toolkit, Not a Blueprint Democracy is not just one regime type among many: it is a non-negotiable requirement of human equality.By Max Foley-KeeneSeptember 4, 2023 Books Politics Economy Philosophy
Article Bringing Mass to a Migrant Camp “In a migrant camp, liturgy is an act of bricolage.”By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsSeptember 1, 2023 Immigration Liturgy Religion Politics
Article A Patriarch Flees Baghdad Cardinal Sako’s flight to Erbil underscores the complex rivalries playing out among Christian warlords in places like Iraq and Lebanon.By Joseph AmarAugust 31, 2023 Religion Middle East Bishops Politics
Article The Coup in Niger After the ousting of democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum in Niger, questions arise about the role of Western presence in the region.By Regina MunchAugust 27, 2023 International Politics War and Peace Africa Foreign Affairs
PoliticsChild Labor Isn’t in the Past We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 6, 2023
ReligionOpus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.By Daniele PalmerAugust 4, 2023
CultureBarbie the Existentialist Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.By Santiago RamosAugust 25, 2023
BooksIs Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023
CollectionsPope Francis at Ten Years A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.By The EditorsMarch 12, 2023
