Links for 4/25/19

Links for 4/25/19
The Silence of the Elephants

The policies assume PR is a tax haven. It is not. The policy should be based on poverty, not the number of rich people who use campaign cash to keep taxes low. Medicare for Sen I it's should be generalized and the rest tied to generous paid training programs.

Anti-democracy in the Church goes back to Trent and beyond. Garibaldi made it worse, with futile reaction from Pio Nono and St. Pius resisting modernity, Vatican II accepting it and St. John Paul resisting. That the Trads are in bed with the GOP is new. That will end if there are dots to connect between Kalimik and Naumann on abortion politics in the Trump campaign. I doubt Robert goes this far or that MSW would like it if he did. Christendom College doubles down on the resistance to reality.

Let the GOP. There is enough division in the Democrats for two parties. Let MAGA return to the shadows.

As Paul said, without the Resurrection, there is no point to Christianity. I would add especially for Catholic women like Ms. Balestri. Even the bishops are having trouble, although I doubt they would do what it takes, especially ordaining Catholic women.