From the Editors

In the Bible, social issues are always framed primarily as questions of obligation, not individual rights.

Humans can't flourish without institutions, flawed as they are. Holding them accountable, and increasing their capacity, enhances human life.

In the wake of the Newtown shooting, political will is growing to do something about guns. People are moved to act—and we must act.

The nation's changing racial and ethnic profile will bring political change. But we can also expect it to elicit fear and resistance.

While past attempts at big deals have failed, this time Obama has serious leverage: House Republicans loathe the fiscal cliff's policies.

The presidential campaign has been an exhausting marathon. Yet it's hardly touched on some major issues facing the nation.

When the church has nothing more to say than what could be said in a political speech, the church has surely lost its voice.

The question isn't who gives more and who receives more at a given moment. It's whether the use of tax dollars serves the common good.

The primary problem with American political culture is that almost all of our scrutiny goes to the human beings running for president.

Race lies behind the widespread belief that Obama is a Muslim, was born outside the U.S. and is something other than a genuine American.

U.S. farm policy badly needs an overhaul. But first, amid the worst drought in decades, Congress needs to pass an uninspiring farm bill.

Romney's faith, like Obama's, is distinctly American yet often misunderstood. And campaigns are rarely an occasion to increase understanding.

A Penn State VP felt pressured to leave because she didn't understand the "Penn State way." It's a way that's not limited to Penn State.

With the Affordable Care Act upheld by the Supreme Court, Americans have yet another chance to learn about what the law actually contains.

The question isn't whether the new provisions in the Senate VAWA bill are politically motivated. It's whether the provisions are good ones.

First the bishops sought an expanded exemption. Now they claim the contraception mandate itself violates religious liberty. It doesn't.

Title IX revolutionized sports at the scholastic and collegiate levels. The results show up elsewhere as well.

Eliminating food deserts isn’t enough. The nation’s diet problem calls for sustained community attention--and better federal policy.

Americans seem to relish putting their fellow citizens behind bars. Lately, some conservatives have begun to see this as a problem.