Those Project Firewall posters are certainly the creepiest Hitler Youth–type graphics made since 1945 cc @paulbmoses.bsky.social @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social

Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.

Solidarity with our union siblings at The Washington Post.

this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway

Here to note that we've introduced some changes to the @commonweal.bsky.social homepage... why not take a look? www.commonwealmagazine.org

My January column on Christopher Ricks for @commonweal.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/twice-blest-...

I know what the actual trouble with men is, but I’ll only reveal it next week, at the @92ndstreety.bsky.social

The administration's assault on civil rights should be seen as part of a pattern beginning with Trump's pardon of Jan 6 rioters - and perhaps as prelude to interfering w midterm elections: the editors of @commonweal.bsky.social on the siege on Minneapolis www.commonwealmagazine.org/editorial-tr...

"Trump said in a January interview that the only limit on his power is his own morality. That would be a catastrophe were it true." The Editors on Trump's thuggish suppression of civil rights in Minneapolis: www.commonwealmagazine.org/editorial-tr...

I admit I'm a little confused as to why a consensus seems to have formed that SCOTUS will strike down Trump's obviousl illegal tariffs. That would be correct on the law, sure, but what does that have to do with anything? They'll strike it down if they feel that it saves Trump from himself (possible)

What does Catholic Social Teaching have to say about the Renee Good killing? My latest for Commonweal:

"blustery" modifies "temperatures" ?

@heidischlumpf.bsky.social: The Trump administration condemned Renee Good not for what she did but for who she was. www.commonwealmagazine.org/good-ice-min...

rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks

I have seen a lot of people say “what’s the point?” of doing their academic work in particular, and I get that. It’s like grief: the inbox, the day to day, doesn’t reflect any of the feelings. But, gosh, a part of me stubbornly thinks: they want us to never think, they want it so badly.

I look forward to seeing the powerful, searing statement of a famous Minnesota Catholic bishop with a global audience and large PR machine condemning the shedding of innocent blood in his state, standing up for Catholic pro-life teaching against murder and violence

Yeah, yeah, not good practice in terms journalistic norms or whatever, but more to the point—that’s just fucking embarrassing.

Trump turns the U. S. into a rogue nation: the editors of @commonweal.bsky.social on the disgrace and dangers of the invasion of Venezuela www.commonwealmagazine.org/editorial-ve...

America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth. When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

The January issue is here! Inside: - George Scialabba on the end of verbal literacy - Anne M. Carpenter on Balthasar and the Catholic right - Sharon Mesmer on Patti Smith - M. Anthony Mills on a MAGA attack on science And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

PBS Frontline put out a short doc on CECOT a coupla weeks ago.

Trump feels entitled not only to his own “facts” but to a docile press corps that will repeat them uncritically. The Editors on a MAGA assault on independent media: www.commonwealmagazine.org/press-freedo...

Feels vaguely heretical!

A letter from Providence by Max Foley-Keene, now at @commonweal.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/brown-shooti...

“Conversion narratives seem truest to me when they recognize that our lives are rarely defined by a single and decisive turn.” —an interview with @tonydomestico.bsky.social

Congestion pricing is working so well it has helped clear the air in all parts of NYC, according to a new study. And other links to start your day! hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-...

Great piece in NYRB by @tonydomestico.bsky.social

Latest article, with Tim Healy. Thanks to DocumentedNY for publishing it.

Advent is not a 12-day season of buying yourself more stuff. My rant--I mean, column: www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...

"Cheever may well owe his daughter a belated apology. But admitting that doesn’t do much for those of us coming to this book hoping for new insights." Anthony Giardina on Susan Cheever's latest book for @commonweal.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/susan-john-c...

Brooklyn man acknowledges

Trump: anything else pal? Zohran: I dunno you want to sink the GOP nominee for governor? Trump: no problem!

Extrajudicial executions, extortionate tariffs, multibillion-dollar bailouts: the editors of @commonweal.bsky.social on Trump's thuggish, self-aggrandizing, know-nothing actions in Latin America

Graham Greene to Salman Rushdie after the publication of The Satanic Verses: "Rush-die! Come and sit here and tell me how you managed to make so much trouble! I never made nearly as much trouble as that!'"

My piece on the late flowering of Amy Clampitt’s poetry for @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Good reporting and analysis here from @heidischlumpf.bsky.social. What still feels lacking to me is an emphasis on Catholic doctrine, not just emotions. The Church's teaching has a LOT to say about what justice requires when it comes to respecting immigrants' human rights. I want them to teach it.

Utterly delightful piece by Dan Barry about catching up with a sharply dressed William Kennedy, now a spry 97 years old, at a fundraising event in Albany! He remembers his mother's excitement when FDR won the presidential election in '36. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...

@paulbmoses.bsky.social on Paul Elie's latest for @commonweal.bsky.social

Phenomenal article that advances a great perspective.

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