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A warning sign marks one of the areas on the Falkland Islands not cleared of mines planted during the war with Great Britain  in 1982. (iStock/Gannet77)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John William Davis
Active land mines from as long ago as World War I are still buried in thousands of places, writes John William Davis, and some nations cannot afford to remove them safely.
Kendra Espinoza, center, stands with her daughters Naomi and Sarah outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22. Ms. Espinoza is the lead plaintiff in a case that could have major implications for the future of Catholic schools. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John T. James
Can a state offer tax credits to help fund scholarships to Catholic schools? The Supreme Court could say yes, writes John T. James, if it can get past a notorious amendment in 37 state constitutions.
Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego on July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Matthew Shadle
President Trump’s intervention in the military justice system undermines the idea that soldiers are moral agents at the service of the public good, writes Matthew Shadle of Marymount University.
FaithShort Take
Angelo Jesus Canta
Most parish bulletins look like someone’s junk drawer, writes Angelo Jesus Canta, but there are easy ways to make them more inviting to readers.
A bronze statue of Joan of Arc in the public space outside Reims Cathedral in France. (iStock/lucentius)
FaithShort Take
Mark Alpert
The far-right nationalists who have used Joan of Arc as a symbol are missing her significance, writes the author of the novel “Saint Joan of New York.”
Graduate workers make up an increasing portion of the U.S. academic workforce, including classroom instructors. (iStock/Morsa Images)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin AhernKen Homan
The National Labor Relations Board recently suggested that graduate students are not entitled to the organizing rights guaranteed to similar workers. But Jesuit schools should not stop unionization efforts.