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What do we make of these creatures of contrasts—and literature on the lips of war criminals?

The recent shootings expose the radical individualism of white American evangelicals once more

“Rights” language must, more often than not, give way to civic humanism

For those wary of macro-debt, a micro-college may be the way to go

What the evolution of Sinn Féin nationalism reveals about the contemporary “crisis” of liberalism

Kenneth Branagh’s film shows us what it means to come down to joy 

The Christian Right seems incapable of democratic conversation

Our rights don’t come from companies. They come from being citizens.

Effective political engagement requires real historical understanding

If they did, they might find themselves more in line with their constituencies

The confessions of a recovering culture warrior

The final installment of a series of meditations on Ignazio Silone’s Bread and Wine

Digital-age democrats have a new old friend. She lives at 808 S. Halsted St., Chicago.

Early visions for Catholic Ireland provide a counterpoint to today’s rhetoric about “Christian America”

When war becomes a spectacle, what have we become?

This commencement season, here’s another role model to consider: stepmother

The third in a series of meditations on Ignazio Silone’s Bread and Wine

The Founders’ fears of political parties seem more than justified today

How do we discern the plot of life?

The second in a series of meditations on Ignazio Silone’s Bread and Wine