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A Cinematic Civics Lesson

The true story of a lopsided face-off between the little blue pill and the little pink house

By Rand Richards Cooper

May 14, 2018

Web Exclusive

Movies

Article

Silent & Deadly

‘A Quiet Place’ is a mishmash of genres, combining survivalist saga, dystopian futurism, sci-fi, horror, and thriller

By Rand Richards Cooper

April 27, 2018

Movies

Article

Trump & the Liberal Choice

How should liberals reach out (or not) to Trump’s supporters?

By Rand Richards Cooper

April 19, 2018

Donald Trump

Domestic Affairs

Article

On the Mighty River of Convenience

We are torn between our priorities as consumers and our values as people

By Rand Richards Cooper

April 9, 2018

Secularism and Modernity

Spirituality

Economy

Article

Making Wakanda Great Again

Timing is everything, in politics and in Hollywood

By Rand Richards Cooper

March 1, 2018

Movies

Race

Article

The Vortex

We are drifting toward a point where no one is willing to accept a politically inconvenient fact; where only useful fictions matter

By Rand Richards Cooper

February 21, 2018

Donald Trump

Domestic Affairs

Must Reads

Politics

Holding Dreamers for Ransom

The no-exception rule only makes a bad situation worse. The pleasure the Trump administration seems to take in the process is disgusting

By Charles R. Morris

December 3, 2018

Religion

Let Church Be Church Again

It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing.

By Carol Keehan, DC

November 27, 2018

Religion

Why I Came & What I Found

The church’s embrace is often a harsh one. I have been and continue to be pained by it

By Paul J. Griffiths

November 26, 2018

Culture

The Bay Area’s ‘Infinite’ Loop

Talk in the Bay Area often revolves around inequality. A new book of interviews with residents reveals a variety of views on the tech boom.

By Kaya Oakes

November 15, 2018

Culture

When Facts Were Enough

Serious, informed, yet also passionate, ‘Silent Spring’ is a model of how to write for the general public about complicated things

By David Cloutier

November 6, 2018

Books

Christmas Critics

Smart reading suggestions for the 2018 holiday season

By The Editors

November 19, 2018

Collections

Why We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay.

The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us

By The Editors

December 3, 2018