Europe’s Lurch Right Is Bad for the Jews … and the United States
Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
The huge gains made by far-right nationalist parties in the European Union elections last week have a lot of people on the continent and elsewhere scared.
Unlikely Allies Uniting to Fight School Changes
Motoko Rich, New York Times
With tensions running high over issues surrounding academic benchmarks, standardized testing and performance evaluations for educators, unlikely coalitions of teachers, lawmakers and parents from the left and right are increasingly banding together to push back against what they see as onerous changes in education policy. Some have Tea Party Republicans and teachers unions on the same side.
Our Moral Obligation to Vote
Bishop James D. Conley, STL, Crisis Magazine
From the very beginning, Catholics have played a vital role in the success of the American experiment. And our involvement in public and political life is still essential to the well-being of our nation.
Why is Distributism So Intolerable?
Gregory Pine, First Things
Arguments for Distributism have become predictable. Most include an historical homage to long established tradition: Look for mention of guilds, agrarian reform, and Aristotle’s theory of the polis. Catholic authors typically proceed to locate their claims in the magisterial teaching of modern Catholic Social Teaching.