Michael Sean Winters is the author of Left At the Altar: How Democrats Lost The Catholics And How Catholics Can Save The Democrats (Basic Books, 2008). His biography of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, God's Right Hand: How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right was published by Harper One in January 2012 to critical acclaim.
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Links for 10/27/20
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: NCR on NPR; soon-to-be-Cardinal Wilton Gregory; racial equality and the minimum wage; catching up with Pope Pius XI; tricky climate politics.
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EWTN, National Catholic Register shill for Trump by twisting Catholic teaching
Distinctly Catholic: Michael Warsaw wants Catholics to vote for Donald Trump's "long-term vision" for the country, without acknowledging COVID-19 deaths, racism, cruelty, libertarianism and irreparable harm to the planet.
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Not a knockout, but Biden (and the moderator) won the final debate
Distinctly Catholic: The "mute" button allowed voters to hear Donald Trump and Joe Biden's answers in the final debate before the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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Links for 10/22/20
Twice-weekly roundup of political news and commentary: Dune buggy rally for the president; seamless garment; district-level polls; domestic workers and COVID-19; check the meritocracy of the U.S.; oh, Canada
