Article Real Never-Trumpers Need to Do More Right now is the time for the real Republican Never-Trumpers, those alarmed at the danger he poses to democracy, to stand up. By Peter Steinfels January 9, 2024 Donald Trump Politics
Article A Weber for Our Times? For Max Weber, freedom is a practice, a mode of self-realization that has its wellspring not in the calculating ego but in the soul. By Maeve Cooke January 7, 2024 Politics Culture Philosophy
Article The ‘Times’ Is A-Changing “Changing the culture of the Times comes across as no less difficult than modernizing operations in the Vatican.” By Paul Moses January 7, 2024 Media Politics Books
Feature The Shepherds of Sacramento When Ron DeSantis dropped thirty-six migrants at the door of the Sacramento Catholic diocese, a local interfaith group stepped up. By Ethan Bauer January 5, 2024 Immigration Politics Culture
Article Commonweal’s Best of 2023 Commonweal’s editors share their favorite pieces of the year—on the Synod on Synodality, economic inequality, the therapeutic mindset, and much, much more. By The Editors December 30, 2023 Religion Politics Culture
Article Stefanik’s Stunt The further politicization of higher education is collateral damage from the U.S. government’s unqualified support for an unjustly prosecuted war. By Alexander Stern December 28, 2023 Middle East Higher Education Politics