It is not unreasonable to fear that Trump will govern as he campaigned—as an authoritarian, a threat
to the rule of law, an agent of disorder on the world stage.
Democrats may see themselves as heirs to the progressive tradition dating to FDR. But that does not describe the party that made Hillary Clinton its nominee.
As U.S. Catholic leaders elect the latest head of its national conference, there are few signs that they are willing to embrace the pastoral priorities of the pope.
It's not true that the political coalition that elected Barack Obama died on November 8. That alliance maintained its national advantage, as the popular vote shows.