Links for 08/21/15 | National Catholic Reporter

Links for 08/21/15 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Gerson is being funny, but when elites start pointing at enemies, the banal acceptance of totalitarianism is actually possible.  Someone should ask Trump if he is at all familiar with Hannah Arendt.

Immigration should be one of those things decided based on law and justice, not public opinion.  Sadly, it is mostly decided based on economic advantage for the people who bring you your chicken nuggets and your orange juice.

Lewis makes an interesting point.  One wonders if Francis has read Hannah Arendt. More seriously, if Francis has us in the grip of popularity (and remember, Benedict co-wrote The Joy of the Gospel, then now is the time to scold – although at that point the magic was broken, much like when Jesus said to his hearers that they had to eat his flesh.

Raising the FICA cap is half the answer.  The other half is to credit the employer contribution equally to each worker so that higher revenues don’t lead to much higher benefits for management and executives.