Politics

By Daniel Schmid, The Stream - In Ecclesiastes 3, King Solomon instructs us that “to everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven,” including “a time to keep silence, and a time to speak,” and, critically, “a time for war” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7-8)... In January 1776, Peter Muhlenberg used that passage of Scripture to instruct his parishioners that the cause of liberty also imposed upon men of conviction certain seasons of duty.

By CatholicVote - Outside of the substance of the document, the platform’s repeated mentions of Biden’s “second term” drew the largest amount of criticism... Biden made worldwide headlines when he announced he was dropping out of the 2024 election and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris – now the Democratic presidential nominee – last month... The DNC’s platform mentions the prospect of Biden’s second term 20 times. Biden’s name appears nearly 300 times, compared to only 32 mentions of Harris ....

By John Zmirak, The Stream - The professional risk is obvious: As I wrote here some years ago, it’s probably less damaging to be tarred as a rapist than as a white racist. Indeed, the British government is now literally freeing actual rapists to make room in the prisons for online “racists.” Should Kamala Harris begin to reign from the White House, I expect the same policies to prevail in Texas and Alabama.

By Peter Laffin, National Catholic Register - ... the upcoming convention in Chicago is a bit of a mystery. The truncated race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, for which there is scant historical precedent, has increased the number of unknowns about next week’s proceedings, as well as the rest of the race... it is unclear where Harris stands on several major issues. As of this writing — 28 days into her campaign — Harris has yet to sit for an interview or hold a press conference. Media coverage of her campaign has largely centered around atmosphere and aesthetics.