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The summer issue is here! Inside:
- A 'Magnifica humanitas' symposium, with @AntonioSpadaro, Frank Pasquale, Meghan Sullivan, Kevin Gallagher, Vincent Miller, and @john_t_mcgreevy
- The Editors on drone warfare
- An interview with Timothy Radcliffe, OP
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"Vance rebranded. Middletown became Appalachia, and a Yale lawyer became a griot of the forgotten people. Nobody in New York knew enough to laugh."

Paul V. Brock on the life and work of J.D. Vance:
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"Nietzsche’s criticism can help Christians cultivate a more mature faith."

Christian Göbel on what the self-described 'anti-Christ' got right about Christianity:
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"White ethnic memories stand as a reminder that many of the people now invited into a broad, aggrieved whiteness were once treated as not quite American themselves."

@pgranfield explains how ethnic identity can counter Trumpist nationalism:
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It’s easy to blame vaccine skepticism on ignorance or scientific misinformation. But what if we took time to listen to some Americans’ sincere fears about vaccines?

A NEW EPISODE of the Commonweal podcast:
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"The narrative arc of Vance’s redemption is not long, and it bends toward power." — Paul V. Brock
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"LLMs seem like crystallizations of what Charles Taylor labels the modern 'buffered' self." — @millervincent.bsky.social
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Christians may find some of Nietzsche’s religious criticisms are constructive, emphasizing the authentic core of the faith: unconditional love.

Christian Göbel: 'Nietzsche’s Monasticism'
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"Leo gives voice to what is widely felt but too rarely spoken: our dreams of flourishing and wellness are being twisted into straitjackets of optimization and everything-maxxing."

Vincent J. Miller: 'Flourishing Through Limits'
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"Vance has developed into the kind of Catholic who talks about 'civilization' a lot. 'Civilization' meaning a specific civilization with a specific arrangement of power and a specific God who has, upon examination, very few demands that inconvenience the rich and powerful. This isn’t Catholicism as I knew it; it’s a Catholicism stripped for parts and rebuilt as an ideology. The mystery is flattened, the ritual becomes signal, and the sacred language turns into a password."

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At its best, Christianity makes clear how far silence can be from laziness or indifference.

Ersun Augustinus Kayra: 'When Words Fall Away'
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Patricia Lockwood’s latest claims to report “on the state of American Catholicism,” —but her essay is ultimately a caricature tailored for the misconceptions of secular readers.

The latest from Paul Baumann:
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"There’s a difference between the quiet of prayer and the quiet that shelters evil."

Ersun Augustinus Kayra on what the strange gift of silence can teach us about speaking the truth:
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“Our winner-take-all society is, however, beginning to show signs of exhaustion. The lack of social solidarity, the willingness to let our neighbors suffer while we pile up as much wealth as possible, is beginning to undo the bonds of common citizenship.”

@ianmarcuscorbin

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"Can James Talarico's blend of Christian uplift and progressive populism strike a chord among the Texans who have eluded Democrats this century?"

@jhv85 offers analysis of the Texas Senate race:
https://t.co/HLRIqvnaks

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As the Platner debacle unfolds, many pro-establishment voices are keen to subdue and demoralize the insurgent left. But James Talarico's campaign shows that the new left populism comes in more than one flavor. My latest for @commonwealmag
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"I’m not saying the man’s soul is empty; after all, I can’t peer into it. I am saying his theology is oddly convenient."

Paul V. Brock offers a view from Ohio of J.D. Vance:
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"There is a Texan populist tradition—albeit a largely forgotten one—that Talarico might be able to reawaken."

@jhv85: Can James Talarico’s faith-driven progressivism persuade working-class Texans?
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Enjoy my latest from @commonwealmag about America’s endless fascination w THE APOCALYPSE! https://t.co/HGDmSp9jLn #books #writerslift #shamelessselfpromo #FaithJourney

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American Christianity has been captured by Trumpism over the past decade. How can we recover from his politics of resentment?

A new essay by David Albertson and @jasonwblakely:
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Accepting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal, Pope Leo explored the relationship between political freedom and care for the vulnerable.

Regina Munch: 'An American Pope on American Freedom'
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