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Schoolchildren in Graignes, France, wait to place flowers on a memorial during a ceremony on June 5, 2015, honoring those who died during the Battle of Graignes in 1944. (Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Army/Capt. Saska Ball)

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Apr 17, 2019

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Reconsidering the Pharisees; Elizabeth Warren's GOP days; Columbia bows to Turkish pressure; D-Day and the French spirit.

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Bannon helps spread cancer of populist nationalism

by Michael Sean Winters

Apr 16, 2019

Distinctly Catholic: Former White House advisor Steve Bannon and others like him are defending the stench, making excuses for the policies which are so obviously opposed to Christian ethics and explicit Catholic teaching, feeding the tyrant and stoking the fear he uses to justify his repugnant policies.

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Mark Silk on the history of the term 'Judeo-Christian'

by Michael Sean Winters

Apr 15, 2019

A a recent conference Mark Silk offered a presentation entitled, "Judeo-Christian: From Anti-Fascist to Neo-Fascist." Silk's paper was so smart, I asked permission to publish it here at Distinctly Catholic and Silk graciously agreed.

Nielsen's policies were both inhumane and ineffective, advocates say

by Maria Benevento

Apr 12, 2019

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen's dedication to the president's immigration agenda led to failures from both a humanitarian and an enforcement perspective, said immigrant advocates.

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Bannon helps spread cancer of populist nationalism

Mark Silk on the history of the term 'Judeo-Christian'

Nielsen's policies were both inhumane and ineffective, advocates say

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Faith-based bills advance in Texas in defiance of 'almighty dollar'

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May the renewed religious left avoid the religious right's mistakes

Faith leaders urge Trump, other U.S. leaders to uphold religious liberty

Why isn't Cory Booker in the lead for the presidential nomination?

Lightfoot's historic mayoral win brings 'new day' to Chicago

Honest talk of social programs' mixed history will boost new proposals' chances

Georgia house passes fetal heartbeat bill; legal challenges to follow

Texas looking into city vote to bar restaurant chain over marriage views

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'I don't think it's OK': We need the full report

Editorial: Where Catholic teaching is bent to market demands

In UK and US, political elites squandered deference they once enjoyed

Maryland Senate's tie vote leads to defeat for assisted suicide measure

How the White House is courting evangelicals on its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan

What will this country be like after four more years of President Trump?

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Pompeo says Trump administration tightening pro-life Mexico City Policy

Memo to Dems, regarding the Mueller report: Do not mimic Trump

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