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Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
Pace yourself. Don’t overdose on political news thinking that it will all be over soon.
Phillip Mendoza joined other anti-abortion supporters at the California March for Life rally held at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on June 22, 2022. On Nov. 8, California voters will be asked to add the right to an abortion to the California Constitution. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Robert David Sullivan
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, host Sebastian Gomes discusses abortion after the reversal of Roe with America magazine contributor Jacqui Oesterblad, ethicist Richard Doerflinger and Marcia Lane McGee of New Wave Feminists.
A California Highway Patrol officer lifts police tape to let parents and students leave a cordoned-off area following a shooting at a school campus in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2022. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Robert David Sullivan
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, host Sebastian Gomes discusses the American ”idolatry” of guns with Gonzaga University’s Patrick McCormick and Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio.
A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station on May 10, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Robert David Sullivan
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, Sebastian Gomes speaks with the economist Tony Annett about the causes of inflation—and with Catherine Orr, a pastoral associate in Wisconsin, about the pressure of rising prices for gas and other goods.
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Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
I have covered this growing pessimism about our political system in previous columns, but the evidence keeps coming.
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Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
Americans across the political spectrum can agree that both parties have dumbed down democracy, but only the Republican Party is rapidly moving toward the idea of simply refusing to accept election losses.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Robert David Sullivan
As a large voting bloc that is “split down the middle,” Catholics have an outsized role in determining this year’s election results. Will they focus on abortion, the economy or some other political issue?
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
Republicans were as likely as Democrats to say that democracy is in trouble. Does this mean we have achieved a consensus without realizing it?
A student wears a crucifix and a pro-life T-shirt during a July 22, 2022, Turning Point USA Student Action Summit (SAS) in Tampa, Fla. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
Nonwhite voters naturally do not have much affection for America as it existed before the civil rights movements.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
Here in deep-blue Manhattan, I know a lot of people who would indeed see “religion” as a slur.