Article Béisbol, Baseball, and ‘Bad Hombres’ A Showtime documentary uses baseball to highlight contemporary border issues. But béisbol has always been a migration narrative on its own terms. By Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández February 11, 2021 Movies Sports Immigration
Article Biden the Catholic, Part Two Some conservative Catholics and U.S. bishops are eager to exploit any controversy over Biden’s Catholicism, but in doing so they reveal their hypocrisy. By Paul Baumann February 10, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Joe Biden Bishops
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Article No Ordinary Lie The calculated Big Lie campaign that led up to the Capitol insurrection was not protected free speech. It was a high crime. By Peter Steinfels February 6, 2021 Donald Trump Election 2020