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We’re in the home stretch to Election Day, and our job now is to keep our eyes on the prize. There’s only one thing counted on election night, and it’s the number of votes actually cast for each candidate. The…

As we prepare for the critical November elections, I find myself increasingly frustrated whenever I enter my social networking venues online. A trip to Facebook or Twitter these days often feels like a running of the gauntlet as I dodge…

According to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, Americans under the age of 30 favor President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by almost a two-to-one margin. This is a startling statistic. What explains the lopsided support for President Obama among younger…

You know it’s an election year when psychologists try to explain why people vote as they do. Most of the time, it’s harmless, but recently, a new, nastier tone can be detected. It’s something to keep an eye on because,…

Leaving the Democrats

by David Carlin March 1, 2012

Those of us who, like most writers and readers of Catholic Exchange, try to live something of an intellectual life, tend to believe that “issues” are very important in presidential elections.  We think that in the last analysis elections should…

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Iraq and the War Against Jihadism

by George Weigel October 6, 2008

No matter who is elected president, American forces will remain in Iraq for a considerable period of time. The serious points at issue have to do with troop numbers, deployments, missions, and the question of a permanent American base in…

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