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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Margot Patterson
The misclassification of government documents has caught people up in phony scandals costly to them and to the public at large.
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Joe Hoover, S.J.
It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
At this point, it is important to find level ground, rather than stumble down a hill that we may not be able to climb back up.
Former President Barack Obama accepts the 2017 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
Both political parties are getting further out of touch from the average voters.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Instinct, emotion, intuition—all those elements that make politics, well, politics—still matter.