Professor Deneen’s book spurs us to exercise our rights more wisely, thus proving that we are indeed capable of living as a community of liberated individuals
Amazon, a company too big and wealthy to have any just claim to public money, has made an art form of subsidizing corporate expansion with taxpayer funding
The midterm elections show that democracy is still very much alive in the United States; but the Democrats need to offer messaging adequate to the moment
The shooter’s violent, antisemitic rage not only missed the heart of the Gospel, but also made it that much harder for anyone to go on believing that it’s true
There was always anger at assault allegations: touching, drugging, choking; at pay gaps, at locker-room talk. But the anger I’m feeling has changed—for the worse
American progressives are disturbed that social democracy, one of the last century’s most humane political movements, is losing ground almost everywhere
A journalists embeds himself among the rancher militia, led by Ammon Bundy, and faults the famous 2016 Oregon standoff for its warped concept of freedom
A recent paper, working with social-security data, shows that while business profits are up, bosses are withholding gains from workers, whose wages remain stagnant
If there is something to seize from this moment, it is the opportunity to envision—with vigor, clarity, and discernment—meaningful and measurable reform
A new book by Jonah Goldberg calls for a return to liberal capitalism, but an elitist politics of moderation and insularity won’t solve the problem of inequality
A new compact on migration reveals a growing global consensus on the humane treatment of immigrants and refugees, but the U.S. under Trump remains an outlier
As more Americans consider health care a right, Trump’s appointees and congressional allies are quietly dismantling the safety net that protects millions
Correspondence between Czesław Miłosz and Thomas Merton on the myth of "Crucified Russia" partly explains Donald Trump’s bizarre attraction to Vladimir Putin
The Catholics on the Supreme Court, along with some bishops, neglect church teaching on social justice, collective bargaining, and the dignity of labor
