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Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’Loughlin
When I learned Joe Biden had dropped out of the race, my mind immediately shot back to Feb. 11, 2013, when another Catholic leader, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing that he would voluntarily resign his post.
President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference on July 11, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville - Associated Press
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Lynn Casteel Harper
We must begin to notice, name and resist the distortions caused by ageism, so that more clear-eyed assessments of President Biden are possible.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden appear on stage before Mr. Biden delivers remarks on the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
Too many people opposing Mr. Trump have adopted an us-vs.-them mentality. Democrats must attempt to bridge the real divisions in the United States.
Vice President Kamala Harris embraces President Joe Biden after a speech on health care in Raleigh, N.C., on March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J.D. Long García
There’s a lot at stake in our country and in our church. We must learn from those with experience, but we must also prepare the next generation to take our place.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Tom Wolfe would have loved to write about a debate between a billionaire former president who is also a convicted felon and an octogenarian sitting president whose public mental lapses are vociferously denied by many of his own confidantes.