The Narthex
Immigration and the Common Good
Thomas Aquinas gives an example of a just immigration policy
By Rob Agnelli (Archive) | October 25th 2018 3:12 PMAs reported in a number of news sources, there are now two separate “migrant caravans” heading towards the US-Mexico border, totaling about 10,000 migrants from Central American countries. Their crawl to the border is like a slow fuse sure to reignite the contentious debate over immigration. Protecting migrants is part…
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False accusations do long-lasting damage
By Pieter Vree | October 17th 2018 3:58 PMIn the wake of Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings, her supporters exhorted us to “Believe Women.” That phrase became a rallying cry against sexual assault generally and Kavanaugh specifically. What does it mean to “Believe Women”? In its most basic sense, it means that we…
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