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When our superior told us that Jerry Huyett had died in Florida, I realized, in a way I never quite had before, a very basic thing; maybe the most basic thing of all: Life ends.
President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kisses the hand of a child during a march in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct. 22, 2022. (CNS photo/Washington Alves, Reuters)
Priorities for Mr. Lula as he becomes president include addressing the food insecurity that affects more than half of the Brazilian population, as well as the restoration of the economy and democratic normalcy after Mr. Bolonaro’s populist rule.
Former President Donald Trump speaks Feb. 28, 2021, during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla. (CNS photo/Joe Skipper, Reuters)
”I can’t say it’s not my fault,” says Lincoln Project co-founder Stuart Stevens. Really? Someone in American politics actually said that?
The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol in Washington Nov. 9, 2022, as election results continued to be tallied across the U.S. to determine control of Congress. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)
Almost everyone is frustrated because they want one party to finally achieve a decisive win and pull the country out of a polarization vortex — but it never happens.
Christopher Lasch's writings are cited by everyone from the most fervent cultural conservatives to dyed-in-the-wool Marxists—and he had much to say about modern American culture.
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The editors have put together this guide to some of the most important issues facing voters this fall, with a focus on how Catholics can make choices that respect life and consider the common good.
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I have covered this growing pessimism about our political system in previous columns, but the evidence keeps coming.
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While welcoming Mr. Biden’s message, Matt Malone, S.J., argued that it did little to sway Americans who voted for Donald Trump in 2020. Here are readers' responses.
Thomas Jacobs
Barbara F. Walter offers a handy guide for predicting where political instability is most likely to occur—and it is usually when that country is moving away from democracy.
Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski of “The Good Fight” (Paramount+)
“The Good Fight” is ending its run by ramping up the surrealism—and the idea that we are all living in a very real political nightmare.