When the RNC called the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the Capitol "legitimate political discourse," many Republican leaders said "Enough!" Could this be the Trumpian straw that will break the GOP camel's back?
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Perils of packing the court; FDR's expression of democracy's values; League of United Latin American Citizens drops "Latinx"; the Blessed Mother in Advent.
We say: As Senate Republicans deploy the filibuster in order to frustrate President Joe Biden's agenda on a host of issues, it is time to reacquaint ourselves with a few basic moral lessons we all learned as kids.
Distinctly Catholic: Economic issues matter most to a lot of people who are not very powerful, blue collar workers and the poor, people left out of the neo-liberal economic success story that has been the dominant socio-cultural reality since the Reagan years.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Biden goes to Europe; the state of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate; we aren't out of the woods yet with COVID-19
Distinctly Catholic: Donald Trump is reportedly telling people that he expects to be reinstated as president in August. This is way beyond ridiculous but, sadly, it is not a laughing matter.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order April 9 announcing the formation of a commission to look into possible reforms to the Supreme Court, including expansions and term limits.
Distinctly Catholic: The West Virginia senator's op-ed against eliminating the filibuster may be sincere, and it may be true to some of the Senate's finest traditions. But it is misplaced and counterproductive.
