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.

I have covered this growing pessimism about our political system in previous columns, but the evidence keeps coming.

Americans across the political spectrum can agree that both parties have dumbed down democracy, but only the Republican Party is rapidly moving toward the idea of simply refusing to accept election losses.

As a large voting bloc that is “split down the middle,” Catholics have an outsized role in determining this year’s election results. Will they focus on abortion, the economy or some other political issue?

Republicans were as likely as Democrats to say that democracy is in trouble. Does this mean we have achieved a consensus without realizing it?

Nonwhite voters naturally do not have much affection for America as it existed before the civil rights movements.

Here in deep-blue Manhattan, I know a lot of people who would indeed see “religion” as a slur.

It is time to defund the police. I haven’t called them in years, and I need that tax money back to subscribe to Disney Plus.

Those who want to reduce or minimize abortion, as opposed to eliminating it, are in a more difficult political position. 

Like gun violence, car-related violence is also a uniquely American problem.