TRUMP BETRAYED THE KURDS.
HE COULDN’T HELP HIMSELF.
By EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner
The Atlantic
Betrayal is hardly new to President Trump, who routinely abandons people who trust in him or the nation he leads. By now, this behavior should come as a surprise to exactly no one.
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WHY TRUMP WON’T LOSE MANY VOTERS OVER SYRIA
By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
The results of a recent poll should worry backers of the foreign policy status quo. Read More
(See also Mr. Olsen’s piece explaining that the United States “is committed to a global military and alliance structure that is proving increasingly difficult to manage or finance.”)
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MICHAEL UHLMANN, R.I.P.
Dr. Michael Uhlmann, who died on October 8, was a senior fellow at EPPC in the 1990s and was greatly esteemed by his colleagues here. EPPC extends its condolences to all who cherished this good man, one of America’s most thoughtful patriots.
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HISTORICAL CLARITY AND TODAY’S CATHOLIC CONTENTIONS
By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
Contrary to both traditionalist and progressive misconceptions, Catholicism was not a placid institution, free of controversy and contention, prior to Vatican II. Read More
(See also this recent conversation on Fox News’s “Lighthouse Faith” podcast on recent developments in the Church and Mr. Weigel’s new book The Irony of Modern Catholic History, as well as his recent interviews in the National Catholic Register and the Catholic World Report.)
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SHEPHERDS OF A WOUNDED FLOCK
By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing
Since last summer, much of the discussion about the abuse crisis has focused on justice for victims, accountability for bishops, and the role laypeople can and must play in renewing the Church. Yet in a somewhat ironic twist, there has been less attention paid to the ways in which priests have experienced the crisis. Read More
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WATERGATE, VITO CORLEONE AND TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT
By EPPC Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow Lance Morrow
The Wall Street Journal
The president’s foes say he’s abused the public trust. But there’s little public trust to abuse. Read More
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THE TELLING TACITURNITY OF TRUMP STAFFERS
By EPPC Senior Fellow Mona Charen
Syndicated Column
If President Trump’s appointees won’t even stand up straight and assert their own dignity, it’s not surprising that they shrink from vindicating the honor of the United States and the rule of law. Read More
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GETTING RID OF COLUMBUS DAY ENTIRELY IS A SAD DEVELOPMENT
By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
Western civilization remains, for all its historical faults, the noblest civilization mankind has yet devised. Celebrations that fail to recognize that and focus only on the West’s imperfect past implicitly reject the ideas that make our society worth living in today. Read More
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WHAT KIND OF BELIEVERS?
By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column
Catholicism is dying in the German-speaking world, not because the gospel has been proclaimed and found incredible or hard, but because it hasn’t been proclaimed with joy, confidence, and zeal. Read More
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GARRISON KEILLOR ACCEPTS HIS SACRIFICE
By EPPC Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow Lance Morrow
The Wall Street Journal
Garrison Keillor paid a steep price for his sins, whatever they were. At a recent public appearance, he said it didn’t matter—it was “injustice on behalf of a good cause.” Read More
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DON’T BE SURPRISED IF SANDERS BECOMES THE KINGMAKER OF THE CONVENTION
By EPPC Senior Fellow Henry Olsen
The Washington Post
Conventional wisdom has effectively ruled Bernie Sanders out as a potential nominee and concluded that he will have to drop out if, as polls suggest, he fails to win any of the four early contests. His huge third-quarter fundraising haul — combined with the Democratic delegate rules — show why this wisdom might be wrong. Read More
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