Engaging discussion on Moyers, centering mostly on the Ryan budget plan. An interesting moment, shown as a clip at about the 12:25 mark, is Ryans equating of subsidiarity with federalism, which Robert Royal is compelled to dispute, if fleetingly. (Royal also helpfully reminds Sr. Simone and viewers that at the end of the day, theres no free lunch.) Catch it before Sr. Simone addresses the Democratic convention next week.

Dominic Preziosi is Commonweal’s editor. Follow him on Twitter.

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