President Trump’s supporters have offered some implausible scenarios on the likely outcome of his war with Iran—as well as some wild justifications for it.
The Church is gaining credibility for speaking up for Gospel values in the public square—even when it means criticizing a president that nearly 60 percent of Catholic voters chose.
Why doesn't the government work anymore? Marc J. Dunkelman sits down with 'Commonweal' to discuss government procedure, progressive politics, and the "abundance movement."
In 2016, I became a Trappist novice at St. Benedict's Monastery. Now, this place of peace is being purchased by a zealot for war: Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
Many U.S. bishops remain unwilling to call out Trump's authoritarianism. They would be wise to draw lessons from the Church's history with Italian Fascism.
Phil Andrew survived a school shooter’s bullet and has dedicated his life to countering violence. Now he’s running for Illinois’s ninth Congressional District seat.
A new scorecard assesses whether members of Congress support legislation that advances Catholic social teaching. Catholic Republicans do not perform well.
From family separations to border walls to mass deportations, anti-immigrant vitriol has been at the heart of Donald Trump's political career. It must be resisted at every step.
Mark Hlavacik’s new book on the history of education culture wars says little about schools, and almost nothing about the people who teach and learn there.
