Current Events & Politics
Trump as the Master of Revels
Late-night host Stephen Colbert is the latest piece to be played in the never-ending board game that has dominated American life over the past six months. Maybe “Sorry!”? Although in our vindictive climate perhaps it would be better called “Not Sorry!” Either way, calling it “chess” would give certain entities too much credit, so pardon…
Read MoreAbsolute Déjà Vu
There is nothing like a visit to Paris to feel the power of protest. The revolution’s memory is in the stones and soil, its legacy in the spirit of the people. It manifests itself in myriad ways in everyday life. On my recent visit, for example, I narrowly made it to the Louvre before a…
Read MoreThe Conclave Bandwagon
If there is one thing that papal prognosticators seem to agree on — and nothing about this week’s conclave seems at all certain — it’s that the conclave will be short, likely two days, three at most. There will be an initial vote on Wednesday evening when the cardinal-electors first enter the Sistine Chapel and…
Read MorePope Donald? Trump would hate it
Donald Trump’s papal trolling campaign reached new heights, or hit new lows, depending on your point of view, when he posted on social media an A.I.-generated image of himself as pope, complete with white mitre. “Catholic outrage grows over ‘Pope Trump’ image on official White House media,” ran the headline in the National Catholic Reporter.…
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