Michael Sean Winters

Michael Sean Winters: Russian President Vladimir Putin traffics in morally obscene lies to justify his invasion of Ukraine. Is he likely to be moved by moral concerns at all?

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Economists and public policy; how nontenured college faculty are working class; setback for efforts to combat climate change; Israel's liberal values.

Michael Sean Winters: If you thought the roller coaster in Space Mountain at Walt Disney World was scary, just wait until you see the speakers' list at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference.

Michael Sean Winters: Crisis editor-in-chief thinks Pachamama caused pandemic; how another conspiracy is ripping apart Wisconsin Republicans; why the possible invasion of Ukraine is qualitatively different from past wars.

Michael Sean Winters: Anthony Annett's new Cathonomics may be the best book on Catholic social teaching out there. Every Catholic business school should make it required reading.

When the RNC called the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the Capitol "legitimate political discourse," many Republican leaders said "Enough!" Could this be the Trumpian straw that will break the GOP camel's back?

Michael Sean Winters: Many immigrants still believe in the American Dream; Catholic universities give space for voices to be heard; Republicans' false allegations about voter fraud

Michael Sean Winters: The appointment of Shelton Fabre as the next archbishop of Louisville makes sense, and strengthens those who want to take up the pastoral challenges posed by Pope Francis.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Coming of age with a free and independent Ukraine; Russian disinformation; Rocky Wirtz and the hubris of nonclerical hierarchies; in defense of schadenfreude.

Michael Sean Winters: U.S. Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada's pro-choice view is not in line with the church's teaching on the inviolability of human life.

Cheering for Nathan Chen and Mikaela Shiffrin at the Beijing Olympics is only remote cooperation with the nefarious Chinese regime. But the IOC needs to go to confession for awarding the Games to an autocratic regime.

Michael Sean Winters: Gobbling up properties in Puerto Rico; an immigrant turns dislike for Italian pizza into thriving restaurant business; Republican races in Texas heat up.

Michael Sean Winters: If our conservative friends are keeping the synod at arm's length, there is a real opportunity for our liberal friends to be heard. Certainly, in my lifetime, there has never been such an opportunity for the Catholic left to be heard. 

Michael Sean Winters: David Gibson provides balanced analysis of allegations against Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; James Martin warns about taking delight in others' suffering; the Post reports on a smart Dem tactic in Ohio.

Michael Sean Winters: Appointing someone who has experienced the law outside of a classroom or a courtroom would add something to the court's deliberations that does not currently exist.

Michael Sean Winters: The writer Timothy Snyder's words resonate as we watch Russia inch toward war with Ukraine: Beware the moral danger of being a bystander.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Vaccine misinformation in San Francisco; Supreme Court case could weaken the Clean Water Act; Ohio's midterm elections; the unemerged Democratic majority.

Michael Sean Winters: A federal bankruptcy court finalized the largest public debt restructuring deal in Puerto Rico’s history. Thanks to religious leaders, the plan includes protections for programs that help the poor and for workers' pensions.

Michael Sean Winters: Millionaires flood Senate races with campaign contributions; Garvey's attack on scientism is ridiculous; the International Olympic Committee overlooked this hurdle for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Michael Sean Winters: Regrettably, more in sadness than in anger and with a heavy heart, it is time for another installment of Catholics Behaving Badly.