“U.S. Catholics did not oppose Francis solely because of his position on traditional family issues. They resisted him because of his unwillingness, in the process of affirming traditional Catholic teachings, to overlook the dignity of every human person—and the larger systemic issues stripping people of that dignity.” Travis Knoll on Francis, Leo, and the new shape of the Catholic right: (fb)

Over the last year and a half, American universities have rapidly destroyed the right to protest on campus. Rescuing the rights now being rolled back will require broad and unwavering consensus about the speciousness of the rationales being offered for today’s crackdowns. New from Alex Gourevitch: (fb)