The 2020 Presidential Election

Social Justice

U.S. Catholicism

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The Worst

Donald J. Trump is uniquely unfit for the office he holds. This year, voters will have the chance to do something about it.

By The Editors

November 2, 2020

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Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore

Politics is no longer about solving our collective problems. No one understands this better than Trump.

By Dorothy Fortenberry

November 5, 2020

Politics

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Not a Normal Election

By telling Americans in advance that he intends to stay in power regardless of the vote count, Trump implicates his supporters in his actions.

By Timothy Snyder

November 2, 2020

Ethics

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Why the Left Must Work with Liberals

Deep disagreements over politics are as old as the nation itself. As we approach the November election, we need to think carefully about how we got here.

By James T. Kloppenberg

September 3, 2020

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The Complicated Case of Hispanic Voters

If we assume all Hispanics are part of a liberal majority, we miss something fundamental about Hispanics in the United States, and therefore about the U.S. itself.

By Brandon Sanchez

November 4, 2020

Latin America

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Democracy in America?

The Republican Party under Donald Trump has abandoned even a minimal commitment to democratic government.

By The Editors

November 3, 2020

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Who’s a ‘Fake’ Catholic?

The religious right is making a concerted effort to discredit Joe Biden’s faith. But Catholic moral teaching cannot be reduced to any single political position.

By John Gehring

September 2, 2020

U.S. Catholicism

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Religion & Presidential Politics

Religion has rarely been a significant factor in presidential politics, and isn’t likely to be now. In fact, it’s politics that often shape our religious beliefs.

By Kenneth L. Woodward

September 1, 2020

U.S. Catholicism

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Do Something Big

In Idaho, grassroots volunteers secured a landslide victory for Medicaid expansion, even in conservative rural counties.

By Luke Mayville

September 22, 2020

Health Care

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Much of the Catholic parish life Biden describes is now largely gone, but its values, such as community and reverence for sacrifice, still play in the broader society.

Redemption & Suffering in Joe Biden’s Eulogies

By Paul Moses & Michael Connor

November 7, 2020

Death and Dying

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Mike Pence’s Idolatrous RNC Speech

In Mike Pence’s idolatrous RNC speech, American civil religion morphs into something far more dangerous: Christian nationalism.

By Michael Peppard

August 30, 2020

Secularism and Modernity

Theology

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Preeminent?

The bishops’ insistence on abortion as the preeminent political issue reveals their resistance to Pope Francis’s call to serve the common good in all its complexity.

By Matthew Sitman

November 21, 2019

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The View from Iowa

Largely white and rural, the state has moved right over the past decade. Yet its response to the pandemic may lead to more competitive races this November.

By David Carroll Cochran

August 10, 2020

Coronavirus

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Keeping the Faith

In the face of continued voter suppression by Republicans, the time has come for new legislation protecting the rights of all American voters.

By The Editors

August 25, 2020

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Trolling the Catholic Vote

CatholicVote seems to think that if every issue is presented as black or white, the pro-life, pro-family Catholic voter will line up obediently at the polls.

By Paul Baumann

August 27, 2020

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The Burning Question

It is the responsibility of all Democrats to unite behind the nominee. Right now, Joe Biden is the most likely—and arguably the best—choice.

By Rand Richards Cooper

March 10, 2020

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Biden, Past & Future

Joe Biden’s probable nomination is unlikely to satisfy those who want a revolution. But as a string of primaries has shown, they’re not the majority of Democrats.

By Dominic Preziosi

March 18, 2020