It’s easy to see how Catholics in America find themselves between so many rocks and hard places. Trump’s decision to run for office on a platform to the right of Mussolini has made him a darling to those who are …
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When Electing a President We Should Examine…What??
“When electing a president we should examine ….the candidates’ character? Their ethics? Well, that’s a radical notion, isn’t it? I’m not sure we’re ready for anything like that. Shouldn’t we be more impressed with presidential candidates who can stir up …
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Trump Worsens Racial Tensions
It was only a matter of time before Trump’s compulsion for self-aggrandizement drove him to do something that severely chafed even right-wing sensibilities, and fanning the flames of tension between blacks and whites was an example of exactly what we …
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Any Functioning Adult
In our rural, God-and-country neighborhood, displaying this banner would be very likely to incite vandalism. When I worked for the Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign in nearby Santa Barbara, I had to refuse an invitation to put a bumper sticker on …
“This Is How Change Happens”
Ari Berman is an extremely senior journalist and author, best known for his reporting on challenges to voting rights in the U.S. From his bio: (Berman) is a former senior contributing writer for The Nation magazine and a Fellow at The …
Good News from America’s Heartland
Most people are good, and do the right thing whenever possible. The kind people of Iowa voted out nine-term Republican racist-from-hell Steve King in the GOP primary. Yes, this good news is tempered by the fact that a) he lost …
George W. Bush’s Incredible Letter
An old friend and I are discussing the amazing letter that George. W. Bush wrote about the deplorable state of affairs in America, that’s getting passed around on Twitter. Craig: I wonder who actually wrote this. But it doesn’t really …
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The Flag of Treason
Here’s a 60-second television advertisement produced by the Lincoln Project, an American political action committee formed in late 2019 by several prominent Republicans and former Republicans in an effort to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential …
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George Will: Vote Out Trump and All Enablers
It’s a lucky break that George Will graduated from my alma mater Trinity College exactly 15 years before I did; this means that our reunions coincide, and thus I occasionally get to listen to him speak. What a treat it …
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Trump’s Newest Tool To Engender Outrage
When I was at Georgetown University studying philosophy in the late 1970s, I found that a significant number of professors, even those in math and sciences were Jesuit priests. i.e., members of the Society of Jesus (SJ).
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