It's Happening

Columnist Colman McCarthy writes monthly about peace and social justice issues.

Conscience decides if a lawyer can defend someone like Harvey Weinstein

Mar 19, 2020

It's Happening: Donna Rotunno is hardly the first lawyer who took on a despicable client like Harvey Weinstein. It is conscience that can and should come into play when a practice is chosen.

As caucus hoopla subsides, remember these heroic Iowans

by Colman McCarthy

Feb 17, 2020

It's Happening: My appreciation for Iowa and its citizens goes far deeper than the quadrennial hoopla, of a kind that centers on bracing friendships with some of its standout heroes.

You can get your 'meat' fix without exacting a pound of flesh from animals

by Colman McCarthy

Jan 20, 2020

It's Happening: Have you heard of Impossible Foods or Beyond Meat? These products may be the key to ending our consumption of animals, which is healthier for us and for the planet.

The end of a well-lived life can lead you from death to dissecting table

by Colman McCarthy

Dec 16, 2019

It's Happening: I've made several visits, curiosity-driven, to the Georgetown medical school's anatomy labs during dissections. And one day, my own cadaver will be wheeled in to help future doctors learn.

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Conscience decides if a lawyer can defend someone like Harvey Weinstein

As caucus hoopla subsides, remember these heroic Iowans

You can get your 'meat' fix without exacting a pound of flesh from animals

The end of a well-lived life can lead you from death to dissecting table

District of Champions: The Nationals gave DC a much-needed win

The unexpected life of Angelo D'Agostino, Jesuit, psychiatrist, missionary

David Koch: kindhearted, caring citizen, obligated to share wealth

Pacifism of my friend Joan Baez inspires a new generation

Nixon and Trump: what a pair

Bicycles breeze through US as cyclist numbers rise, bike lanes expand

Trump's cheating may dishonor the sport, but I'll keep on golfing

The honest way to get into college is tough

Michelle Obama was an adept first lady, but could she have done more?

There's a lot to learn from the good McCarthys

The women of the 116th Congress will make a difference by being different