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Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas
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Stephen P. White
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Sacred Spaces
Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, Lichen
RECENT COLUMNS
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Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas
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Stephen P. White
-
David Warren
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Robert Royal
-
Bishop James D. Conley
NEWS
COMMENTARY
The two commandments of tyranny
Noelle Mering, Catholic World Report
Friday, February 11, 2022
There are two essential conditions of tyranny: foster in citizens an unhealthy suspicion of one another and also an unhealthy faith in the powers that be. Identity politics habituated us to this. COVID-19 has put it on steroids. You know we’re in trouble when a recent poll indicates that 59 percent of Democratic voters would favor a government policy requiring confinement of the unvaccinated to their homes at all times, except for emergencies.