Robert David Sullivan
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New York, NY, United States
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2022’s most popular Catholic stories: Pope Francis interview, war in Ukraine and the end of Roe v. Wade
Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month. → Read More
There is no going back on gay marriage after the Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act upholds a principle that most Americans can agree on: We are not going back to the 1950s. → Read More
Will Trump defy another rule of politics? Comebacks (usually) require asking for forgiveness.
Let us all pause to imagine Donald J. Trump saying, “I can only ask your forgiveness” to anyone. → Read More
The 2022 midterms remind us: The two-party system is doomed to fail.
Almost everyone is frustrated because they want one party to finally achieve a decisive win and pull the country out of a polarization vortex — but it never happens. → Read More
A last-minute Catholic guide to the 2022 midterm elections: What you need to know
The editors have put together this guide to some of the most important issues facing voters this fall, with a focus on how Catholics can make choices that respect life and consider the common good. → Read More
Election Day is coming. Here are 8 tips to keep your soul sane.
Pace yourself. Don’t overdose on political news thinking that it will all be over soon. → Read More
Voting Catholic: Is there a Catholic approach to gun policy?
In a new episode of Voting Catholic, host Sebastian Gomes discusses the American ”idolatry” of guns with Gonzaga University’s Patrick McCormick and Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio. → Read More
Will the midterm elections start the next Civil War? (Maybe it’s already started.)
I have covered this growing pessimism about our political system in previous columns, but the evidence keeps coming. → Read More
Will Catholics join evangelicals in the culture war? 7 questions to understand the 2022 midterms
As a large voting bloc that is “split down the middle,” Catholics have an outsized role in determining this year’s election results. Will they focus on abortion, the economy or some other political issue? → Read More
Abortion, student loans and the Republican weakness for nostalgia
Nonwhite voters naturally do not have much affection for America as it existed before the civil rights movements. → Read More
Social justice isn’t really a new religion. It still hasn’t figured out forgiveness.
Here in deep-blue Manhattan, I know a lot of people who would indeed see “religion” as a slur. → Read More
On abortion, a lasting political compromise might be impossible
Those who want to reduce or minimize abortion, as opposed to eliminating it, are in a more difficult political position. → Read More
Cars kill almost as many Americans as guns. And we can do something about it.
Like gun violence, car-related violence is also a uniquely American problem. → Read More
Dear God, let me vote for someone younger than me before I die
I’m in my late 50s, but elections still make me feel like I’m supposed to shut up and let the grown-ups talk. → Read More
Reading the news is torture enough. Watching TV shouldn’t be.
Watching the same character fall short of redemption, or meaningful contrition, over and over again, dozens of times, is torture. → Read More
The church isn’t alone. Americans are losing their trust in (almost all) major institutions.
According to a rash of new polls, Americans have come together over the belief that the country’s major institutions are seriously out of whack. → Read More
How do pollsters decide who’s a ‘devout’ Catholic?
Abortion polls tell part of the story. → Read More
What the Jan. 6 hearings could mean for the 2024 election—and the future of democracy
The defenders of democracy need a vision beyond opposition to Donald Trump. → Read More
No confusion about a new poll: Most U.S. Catholics disagree with church leaders on abortion and L.G.B.T. issues
Last week saw the release of yet another poll suggesting that a majority of U.S. Catholics do indeed hold pro-choice views on abortion. → Read More
In big cities, guns bring fear—not freedom
I can assure Texans that very few New Yorkers want to arm themselves to ride the subway, just as few teachers want to pack heat in the classroom. → Read More