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Voices
Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Robert David Sullivan
There is a bubble in American politics, but it is not separating Democratic and Republican voters; it is keeping political leaders of both parties from hearing the voices outside Washington.
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.
Omaha Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello waves to supporters at a rally on April 20.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
The expulsion of pro-life candidates may doom the Democrats to minority status.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
The U-turn on environmental policies comes as evidence mounts that climate change has already caused significant damage, from killing large sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to causing severe drought in Africa.
(Boston College communications office)
FaithDispatches
Robert David Sullivan
Father Monan led the Jesuit university for 24 years.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. talks about the American Health Care Act during a March 8 news conference in Washington. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
The American Health Care Act seriously tests many principles of Catholic social teaching.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan receives the gavel from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 3. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Robert David Sullivan
The pro-life movement may be one of the biggest beneficiaries as the Republicans take control of both the White House and Congress.
Politics & SocietyCulture
Robert David Sullivan
After decades of books that described presidential campaigns as thrill rides, political scientists have begun to push back.
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Robert David Sullivan
The police have shown little hostility toward the crowds, but retailers may be losing patience.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Politics & Society(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Maybe our nostalgia for “better days” is simply a case of buyer’s remorse.