Links for 05/09/16 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: I wonder whether Moss dislikes the vile performace art that is the Trump campaign or whether he suspects that Trump's pro-life credentials are less than stellar. Then again, he supported Romney, so that is not the likely issue. Oddly enough, it seems his firing from the Executive Committee was for authoritarian grounds (not knuckling under to support Falwell, Jr. in supporting an authoritarian candidate). It seems fitting.
Whether the crisis in Puerto Rico gets worse or better in the near term depends on whether Puerto Rico defaults entirely on its debt or just partially and how Wall Street and Congress respond. If I were P.R., I would stop any payments to bondholders and dare them to set up a Control Board.
That returning Vets are committing suicide is a comment on the mental health system's inability to intervene early - and the military ethos against using it. Assisted suicide is not the issue - although it does track that not punishing suicide as a crime would stop its mitigating effect. Of course, punishing attempted suicides or those that assist them is as sick an idea as promoting it. Not everyone sees suicide as a tragedy - it usually those who believe that God is a Ogre that do (yes, its an ad hominum argument, but it is also true). Attempted suicide is a cry for help for PTSD and depression. Treating these things without stigma is the answer - and initiating treatment without imminent danger must be part of it as well. Peer groups are great, but they are not a replacement for therapy and medication.
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