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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
The Respect for Marriage Act upholds a principle that most Americans can agree on: We are not going back to the 1950s.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Let us all pause to imagine Donald J. Trump saying, “I can only ask your forgiveness” to anyone.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
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.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
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.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Pace yourself. Don’t overdose on political news thinking that it will all be over soon.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, host Sebastian Gomes discusses abortion after the reversal of Roe with America magazine contributor Jacqui Oesterblad, ethicist Richard Doerflinger and Marcia Lane McGee of New Wave Feminists.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, host Sebastian Gomes discusses the American ”idolatry” of guns with Gonzaga University’s Patrick McCormick and Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, Sebastian Gomes speaks with the economist Tony Annett about the causes of inflation—and with Catherine Orr, a pastoral associate in Wisconsin, about the pressure of rising prices for gas and other goods.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
I have covered this growing pessimism about our political system in previous columns, but the evidence keeps coming.