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Opinion

LAURA HOLLIS

Columns

Since the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, social media has been filled with expressions of loss and mourning, as well as opinions — both positive and negative — about Francis' time on the Throne of Peter. The deceased pontiff is being heralded for his warmth and generosity of ...

Faith and Family: Kathleen Carlton Johnson

Columns

I am writing on the day that Pope Francis passed away. I am sure many people wonder why this event of the death of the head of the Catholic Church is in the news and the regular press. He served in this office and has represented the structure and moral standards that the Church brings to ...

BETSY MCCAUGHEY

Columns

You know the adage, "Don't shoot yourself in the foot"? That's exactly what New Yorkers are doing by pouring their tax dollars into the Legal Aid Society. It should be called the Illegal Aid Society. It's 99% publicly funded — with your state and local tax dollars — and its chief business ...

Robert Reich

Columns

If the Trump regime can dictate what the universities of America teach or research or publish, or what students can learn or say, no university is safe. Not even the truth is safe. If the Trump regime can revoke student visas because students exercise their freedom of speech on a university ...

Daniel McCarthy

Columns

Pope Francis was meant to be a pontiff for the age of globalization. The pope's spiritual mission doesn't change, but its earthly context does, and when the College of Cardinals chose Argentina's Jorge Maria Bergoglio as successor to the retiring Pope Benedict XVI, they made a guess about where ...

Georgia Garvey

Columns

The following is a transcript of a phone call you made last month to your internet service provider after you discovered that your internet was out. Suspiciously robotic voice: Hello! You've reached Bromtast. My name is Valerie. How can I help you today? You: Hi, "Valerie." I'm having trouble ...