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The evangelist in Stanley Prison

George Weigel

Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong entrepreneur, newspaperman, and human rights advocate who has now spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement, is one of Catholicism’s most compelling evangelists.

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The Catholic World Report / January 14, 2026

Bread Grows in Winter offers bracing vision of faith, Christ-centered triumph

Luma Simms

A review of the first English translation of a powerful 1970 book written by Ida Friederike Görres, who was praised by Joseph Razinger for speaking “with an insightful certainty and a fearlessness about the pressing questions and tasks of the Church today…”

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The Catholic World Report / January 12, 2026

Trump’s New Volcker Shock

Henry Olsen

As Reagan did 44 years ago, Trump must convince voters to stay the course through dramatic change.

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Commonplace / January 11, 2026

How the Irish Left Explains U.S. Democrats

Henry Olsen

Democrats have often looked to European political parties for examples of what to do to win (Denmark’s Social Democrats) or…

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The Liberal Patriot / January 9, 2026

Annexing Greenland risks shattering NATO

Henry Olsen

President Donald Trump’s musings about using military force to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark have created an uproar on both sides of the…

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The Washington Examiner / January 9, 2026

Op-Ed: Michael Fragoso: Congress wasn’t needed for Maduro

Michael Fragoso

In the wake of President Trump’s “snatch” operation against Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the question has been raised by…

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The Washington Reporter / January 9, 2026

The Powers of the Senate 

Michael Fragoso

There’s no point in writing laws if the courts won’t follow them. It’s the trial judges, not the president, who are sapping Congress’s power. Perhaps it’s time that Congress does something about it.

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The Public Discourse / January 8, 2026