TJP’s Ken Homan, SJ reacts to TPP: a secretive free-trade bill that ignores the poor.
Posts in In the News
The After-Math: Which Lives Matter?
In light of even more troubling events in the news, Brendan Busse reflects not just on how many deaths matter but on how any lives matter.
No SNAP for You!
Should the poor be banned from eating certain foods? Nate Romano explores what is really behind recent attempts to change what SNAP (more commonly known as food stamps) can be used for.
Outsourcing Rights
Can public-private collaboration go too far? Nathaniel Romano SJ wonders what happens when we blur the lines.
Long Live the King! – UPDATED
Jason Welle considers the (practical and liturgical) implications of discovering Richard III’s body.
San Fran Sprinkler Scandal
After a Catholic cathedral gets caught hosing the homeless, Jason Welle looks at the lessons learned.
Why I’d Rather Be a Hypocrite Than a Cynic
With a general election coming up in the UK, Henry Longbottom, SJ considers a Christian response to hypocrisy and cynicism in politics — on either side of the pond.
Truthiness and U.S. History
Is Oklahoma trying to ban AP U.S. History? Danny Gustafson, SJ investigates truth and truthiness.
SNL At 40
Jason Downer SJ once went to SNL, this is his story.
Playing the Fool on the Evening News
With two big names in evening television leaving their programs, Jason Welle wonders about their impact.