Morning Jolt: The Catholic Church Drives the Nail into Its Own Moral Authority

I expect no sympathy, but bear with me as I try to restart the mental engine with caffeine after a whirlwind — awaken early Sunday morning in Salzburg, Austria, and get the suitcases, wife, and children to the train station; take the train to Munich, Germany; change trains to take the S-Bahn to the airport; check in; wait in the long lines to get through security and passport control; take the flight to London Heathrow; then wait in the long lines to get through security and passport control again when your name has literally come up in a terrorist plot of the Irish Republican Army; and then get on the seven-hour flight back to the United States, where Dulles awaits with its own incompetent disinformation about which bag is arriving on which carousel. (It wasn't all bad; the Mobile Passport app is sent from heaven.) It all adds up to about 24 hours from door to door. More on what I saw in Europe in a bit, but first

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August 20 2018

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The Catholic Church Drives the Nail into Its Own Moral Authority Jim Geraghty I expect no sympathy, but bear with me as I try to restart the mental engine with caffeine after a whirlwind — awaken early Sunday morning in Salzburg, Austria, and get the suitcases, wife, and children to the train station; take the train to Munich, Germany; change trains to take the S-Bahn to the airport; check in; wait in the long lines to get through security and passport control; take the flight to London Heathrow; then wait in the long lines to get through security and passport control again when your name has literally come up in a terrorist plot of the Irish Republican Army; and then get on the seven-hour flight back to the United States, where Dulles awaits with its own incompetent disinformation about which bag is arriving on which carousel. (It wasn't all bad; the Mobile Passport app is sent from heaven.) It all adds up to about 24 hours from door to door. More on what I saw in Europe in a bit, but first The ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Americans Want Their President to Have a Little Class Jay Cost Just because we want our president to act with a little class does not mean we are secretly pining for monarchical government. The dignity of the occupant of the presidential office should reflect the dignity of the American people. Bishops Can Learn from Birth Mothers Kathryn Jean Lopez When a child is harmed in the most intimate and heinous ways by a priest, it is an incestuous evil. In the case of the man formally known as Cardinal McCarrick, he allegedly preyed on the first child who was ever baptized by his hand. Emails Show Cuomo Administration Officials in Regular Contact with Corrupt Lobbyist Jack Crowe The lobbyist, Todd Howe, apparently had significant influence in the administration in the months and years preceding his conviction on corruption charges. ADVERTISEMENT Immigration Restriction in the Era of Trump Theodore Kupfer A post-Trump GOP could have more success securing support for a tighter immigration system if it explicitly cast a wider net with its pitch. Will South Africa Follow the Path of Zimbabwe? John Fund An almost certain sign that a nation's economic future and rule of law are in danger is the decision by its government to seize private land without paying compensation. That's what worrying so many people about South Africa's latest move. GOP PAC Wields Keith Ellison Abuse Allegations Against Minnesota Democrats in New Attack... Jack Crowe "Backing Ellison instead of believing his victim? Angie Craig should be ashamed." ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: August 17, 2018 Remembering Aretha Franklin ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.