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Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Whatever the court decides, Mr. Trump’s brazen refusal to accept the will of the voters or constitutional limits on presidential power still needs to be confronted and rejected.
Flames are seen in front of the U.S. Capitol in this photo illustration. (iStock/Douglas Rissing)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
The headlines suggest that our political systems are incapable of solving big problems. What if we temper our expectations and realize that politics can bring out both the best and worst of humans?
FaithFaith and Reason
Thomas P. Rausch
With an important election coming in 2024, white Christian nationalism is emerging as a serious threat to our democracy.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
Congress could learn something from the way cardinals elect popes in conclaves.
United States flag fluttering with a church steeple in the background (iStock/imdm)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
T. Michael McNulty, S.J.
The corporal works of mercy have long guided Christians in helping those suffering from poverty and oppression. Politics can also be a holy activity if we pursue certain works of mercy.
Asylum-seekers walk to a U.S. Border Patrol van after crossing the nearby border with Mexico on Sept. 26, 2023, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J.D. Long García
The notion that the flow of migrants will be stemmed by closing asylum “loopholes” is grotesque. Sometimes it’s hard to believe anyone in Congress sees migrants as human beings.