The "end of regime" sensibility of our political discourse may actually just be an "end of Trump" sensibility, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
For all the worry about Biden's Catholic bona fides in some circles, Republican candidate J.D. Vance and his brand of Christian nationalism represent a far greater threat to Catholic identity, says Michael Sean Winters.
Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio hosted a two-day conference in which influential speakers in the national conservative movement declared that America's "liberal consensus" has come to an end.
It is easy to dismiss Donald Trump as either a politician or a democratic leader. What can't be so quickly dismissed is the fact that, however weak the character he brought to the position, he was elected.
Abortion, racism and denying election results are all moral issues facing voters this November. But columnist Michael Sean Winters wonders whether rising gas prices will sideline them all.
What does the election of hard-right Giogia Meloni mean for an alliance with right-wing governments in Hungary and Poland? Or with a U.S. led in the again by Donald Trump or a Trump wannabe?
The neofascist tendencies of Italy's new prime minister could be a headache for Pope Francis, says columnist Michael Sean Winters. He's also worried about the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate.
After four years of a president who rejected American leadership and alliance building, it is comforting to have a president who engages the world again, and does so with America's best national dispositions on full display.
