Author: Robert Christian

Robert G. Christian III is a PhD candidate in politics at the Catholic University of America and a graduate fellow at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies. He also serves as a fellow at Democrats for Life of America. Robert received his undergraduate degree from University of the Pacific in American politics and a master’s degree in international security from University of Leicester (UK). He has taught religion, social studies, and politics courses at various Catholic schools. Robert also worked as a columnist for the former online journal Asia Chronicle. He currently coaches girls’ volleyball and basketball.

Cardinal Dolan Tries to Spin Pope Francis’ Message with Help from a Free Market Critic of the Pope

Cardinal Timothy Dolan has a new article in the Wall Street Journal. It is massively disappointing and either exceptionally inarticulate and incoherent or an intentional dissent from Catholic doctrine on economic justice. What is clear is that it is an attempt (albeit failed) to spin Pope Francis’ strong defense of economic justice in order to… Read More Cardinal Dolan Tries to Spin Pope Francis’ Message with Help from a Free Market Critic of the Pope

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Money vs. the Common Good: The Battle for American Democracy

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought in Public Life recently held an event titled Moral Dilemmas of Partisanship: Ethical Obligations and Limitations for Political Partisans. The event featured a number of political actors who have not always toed the party line in their respective parties. They discussed the challenges they have faced in a hyper-partisan… Read More Money vs. the Common Good: The Battle for American Democracy

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A Prophetic Rejection of Sectarianism and Defense of Human Rights in the Middle East

In a remarkable communiqué, the Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land has put Christian persecution in the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring in the proper perspective. The persecution of Christians in the region is real and gravely serious, but it does not exist in isolation. Other groups are… Read More A Prophetic Rejection of Sectarianism and Defense of Human Rights in the Middle East

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Spotlight on North Korea’s Brutal System of Repression

While North Korea’s global reputation is shaped by its repression and insularity, the eccentricity and absurdity of Kim Jong-Il may have distracted many of us from the true depth of the regime’s cruelty and brutality, which persists to this day under his son Kim Jong-un. A recent report by the United Nations highlights just how… Read More Spotlight on North Korea’s Brutal System of Repression

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