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** IRONIES IN THE FIRE
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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In his new book, The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform ([link removed]) , EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies George Weigel explores the multiple ironies in the complex relationship between Catholicism and cultural, social, and political modernity over the last 250 years.
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(See also this video ([link removed]) of Mr. Weigel’s recent remarks on the book at Catholic University, and his podcast interview ([link removed]) with National Review’s John J. Miller.)
** THE THREE BIG WINNERS OF
THE HOUSTON DEBATE
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Last Thursday’s Democratic debate lacked the sparks and conflicts that characterized the first two outings, explains ([link removed]) EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen in The Washington Post. It nonetheless produced three clear winners: former vice president Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
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** THE CIRCUS IN BUFFALO
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By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing
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The price the Church pays for trying to save face is, in the end, always greater than the up-front cost of transparency. Read More ([link removed])
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** AUSTRALIAN JUSTICE IN THE DOCK
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
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Those who cannot bring themselves to say that Cardinal George Pell deserves to be vindicated share in the ignominy that Australian criminal justice has, thus far, brought upon itself. Read More ([link removed])
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** CALLS FOR IMPEACHING KAVANAUGH ARE DAMAGING OUR DEMOCRACY
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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New calls for the impeachment of Justice Kavanaugh are unjustified and simply one more log on the roaring fire of hyperpartisanship that is destroying American democracy. Read More ([link removed])
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** COKIE AND LINDY
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By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
National Review Online
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Remembering Cokie Roberts offers the opportunity to make a belated tribute to her mother, who also deserves to be celebrated. Read More ([link removed])
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** TRUMP IS NOT WELL
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The Atlantic
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Accepting the reality about the president’s disordered personality is important—even essential. Read More ([link removed])
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** THE GREAT TORY REALIGNMENT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN
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By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
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The British Conservative Party is coming apart, with 21 Tories expelled from the party by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other anti-no-deal Brexit members resigning. These unprecedented developments are in fact just another example of the global political realignment. Read More ([link removed])
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