"Where does concern for ordinary people—or better to say, the ordinariness of people—fit within the framework of Catholic social teaching? In my view, it is one way of reflecting on what it means for everyone to be created in the image and likeness of God."

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Every product is also potentially an input into another product. When the government taxes imported products, it raises the price of inputs to domestic industries- reducing domestic production and domestic employment. None of this should come as news.

"Republicans in the Texas legislature are working to redistrict the state before the 2026 midterm elections." Richardson for August 2, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

The Discovery Institute continues to be a great financial resource ... for creationists who have no scientific expertise. pandasthumb.org/archives/2025/…

"“My Democratic colleagues and I have just left our beloved state to break quorum and stop Trump's redistricting power grab,” Texas state representative James Talarico said in a video posted to social media." Richardson for August 3, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

“The numbers were ridiculous.” Naturally, she’s fired. Ended the war in Congo & Rwanda too.

📖 TTF's Book of the Week: "Opus: dark money, a secretive cult, and its mission to remake our world" by Gareth Gore A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei — a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect — pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the

"Homelessness is an incredibly common outcome for kids who age out of foster care." Listen to Claudia Rowe on Talk 860's Brian and Lee Show discussing her book, WARDS OF THE STATE: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care. bit.ly/4mqPa3B ABRAMS Books

Please read Cathy’s piece. Looks like parts of MAGA fell for a fake email, a fake so obvious that John Durham dismissed it.

"Sixty years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act." Richardson for August 5, 2025 (Tuesday) open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

This is insane....

“When a friendly wonk like Hassett goes along, that’s a warning. It shows how a mild-mannered bureaucrat, resorting to political spin in the context of a purge, can become a cog in an authoritarian machine.” Spineless in the service of Trump is no virtue. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

South Park did it again 🤣

Please read this excellent, point by point refutation of the claim that there was a "Russia hoax" From Renee DiResta lawfaremedia.org/article/from-r…

"Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the same day that numbers from that bureau showed a dramatic slowdown in the economy seems to have awakened businesspeople...to the reality that he’s pulling down the economy." 08.6.25 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

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Blown away by the grace and forbearance of Andry in the face of the unimaginable torment our government put him through. Appreciate him sharing his story with us.

"Trump has no power to change the timing of the U.S. Census, which is mandated by the Constitution to take place every ten years." Richardson for August 7, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…