Given how close the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was, the Democratic Party needs to be very disciplined, says Michael Sean Winters. There is no room for unserious challengers to Biden's renomination.
Links: Comments on The New York Times' piece on Biden and abortion, a Democratic Ohio Senate candidate's strategy, a Mass marking the 101st anniversary of a priest killed by the KKK, and more.
The Catholic Church spent millions in a losing effort to get Kansas voters to strip abortion rights from that state's constitution. The voters overwhelmingly choose not to do so. How should the church move forward?
Bishops need to approach "Laudato Si' " not only as teachers of the faith but as managers of physical plants with too-high utility bills. Installing solar panels with union labor is a twofer.
The Democrats' new spending bill, which advances popular policies and makes corporations pay a minimum tax, suggests that the party of FDR is back. Will working-class voters follow?
When the current political climate is as prone to wildfires as is the natural environment, helping get these extremist GOP candidates within striking distance is a risk that Democrats should not have taken.
USCCB letter to Congress members says the U.S. "has a distinct responsibility to address climate change" as the world's leading historical source of greenhouse gas emissions and a leader in both emissions and energy use.
Michael Sean Winters: A powerful analysis of the Southern Baptist Convention's report on cover-up of sexual abuse allegations; the Post examines what is driving the midterms; does Donald Trump's endorsement matter?
