Stephen Schneck
@stephenschneck.bsky.social
Chair, US Commission on International Religious Freedom; Catholic advocate for social justice in public life; retired political
philosophy prof at Catholic University of America; husband, father, grandfather. Remarks here are personal opinions.
philosophy prof at Catholic University of America; husband, father, grandfather. Remarks here are personal opinions.
Reposted by Stephen Schneck
I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
We need to offer a positive way of thinking about public life & a unifying vision of the American dream that is new & promising but that complements & grows from where people are now in their minds & hearts, one which neither condescends nor criticizes MAGA voters. The arena is culture not policy.
February 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We need to offer a positive way of thinking about public life & a unifying vision of the American dream that is new & promising but that complements & grows from where people are now in their minds & hearts, one which neither condescends nor criticizes MAGA voters. The arena is culture not policy.
Putin himself organized kidnapping of Ukrainian children. www.npr.org/2024/12/03/n...
Putin's planes took Ukrainian kids into 'coerced' Russian adoption, a Yale report says
Russia's president and senior Kremlin officials financed and facilitated the transport of at least 314 Ukrainian children into "coerced" foster care and adoptions, a new Yale University report says.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Putin himself organized kidnapping of Ukrainian children. www.npr.org/2024/12/03/n...
Very grateful to President Biden for securing freedom for these Uyghurs, esp the mother of my friend, Nury Turkel. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
Inside a Secret Plan to Bring Uyghurs Trapped in China to the United States
On Thanksgiving eve, U.S. diplomats reunited family members who had not seen each other in years because of China’s harsh policies on the ethnic group.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Very grateful to President Biden for securing freedom for these Uyghurs, esp the mother of my friend, Nury Turkel. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
My admiration for President Biden is eroded by the pardon. Disheartened to see his presidency now tainted by this Trumpification.
December 2, 2024 at 8:50 AM
My admiration for President Biden is eroded by the pardon. Disheartened to see his presidency now tainted by this Trumpification.
Will this mean a complete pass now on US concerns about Modi’s human rights record on Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and other minorities?
The Patel nomination, following those of Ramaswamy and Gabbard, means that at least three Hindus are to play prominent roles in the new administration— four if you count the next Second Lady, Usha Vance.
December 1, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Will this mean a complete pass now on US concerns about Modi’s human rights record on Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and other minorities?
The international religious freedom community needs more attention on the countries of the Sahel -- Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad. Worrisome infringements occurring. @USCIRF released a report last year but the situation is worsening. uscirf.gov/sites/default/…
https://uscirf.gov/sites/default/…
November 27, 2024 at 2:57 PM
The international religious freedom community needs more attention on the countries of the Sahel -- Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad. Worrisome infringements occurring. @USCIRF released a report last year but the situation is worsening. uscirf.gov/sites/default/…
Spot on analysis by David Leonhardt. Every Dem should read. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/b...
Barack Obama’s Big Lesson
We cover an analysis of the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Spot on analysis by David Leonhardt. Every Dem should read. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/b...
Running with the Holy Trinity Turkey Trot team, raising money for S.O.M.E. Donations appreciated! zippy-reg.com/fundraise/20...
Stephen Schneck • America's Trot for Hunger | For SOME |
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November 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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The Vatican Christmas tree is going up today
November 22, 2024 at 8:03 AM
The Vatican Christmas tree is going up today
Trump: lower % of popular vote than Biden did in 2020 (51.3), Obama in 2012 (51.1), Obama in 2008 (52.9), George W. Bush in 2004 (50.7), George H.W. Bush in 1988 (53.2), Ronald Reagan in 1984 (58.8), Reagan in 1980 (50.7), or Jimmy Carter in 1976 (50.1). www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President
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November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Trump: lower % of popular vote than Biden did in 2020 (51.3), Obama in 2012 (51.1), Obama in 2008 (52.9), George W. Bush in 2004 (50.7), George H.W. Bush in 1988 (53.2), Ronald Reagan in 1984 (58.8), Reagan in 1980 (50.7), or Jimmy Carter in 1976 (50.1). www.thenation.com/article/poli...
“For I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” www.politico.com/live-updates...
Trump confirms he will deploy the military for mass deportation plan
The president-elect posted “TRUE!!!” on Truth Social in response to a conservative activist’s reports on the incoming administration's preparations.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:53 PM
“For I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” www.politico.com/live-updates...
The poor are sacrificed first. “For I was hungry and you gave me to eat…” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The poor are sacrificed first. “For I was hungry and you gave me to eat…” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
My morning walk in downtown Washington, DC…
November 16, 2024 at 1:04 PM
My morning walk in downtown Washington, DC…
Harris ran ahead of Elizabeth Warren & beat Sanders in Vermont, but behind Tester, Casey, Gallego, etc. Lord knows what the voters may want in 2026 but progressive does not look smart at the moment. And, Sanders & Warren even stress economic issues. Confusing tea leaves…
November 16, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Harris ran ahead of Elizabeth Warren & beat Sanders in Vermont, but behind Tester, Casey, Gallego, etc. Lord knows what the voters may want in 2026 but progressive does not look smart at the moment. And, Sanders & Warren even stress economic issues. Confusing tea leaves…
My Arizona brother wrote to point out that the shift that made Arizona red was mostly because male Hispanics shifted red. The prevalent explanation is that it’s a bigger phenomenon of alienated, working-class young males, lower in education and political engagement. He argued it might be machismo.
November 15, 2024 at 11:49 AM
My Arizona brother wrote to point out that the shift that made Arizona red was mostly because male Hispanics shifted red. The prevalent explanation is that it’s a bigger phenomenon of alienated, working-class young males, lower in education and political engagement. He argued it might be machismo.
My comments on Ortega’s repression of religion in Nicaragua at Sojourners. sojo.net/magazine/dec...
The New Nicaragua
First Daniel Ortega came for the Catholics. Now he’s after the Protestants.
sojo.net
November 15, 2024 at 2:29 AM
My comments on Ortega’s repression of religion in Nicaragua at Sojourners. sojo.net/magazine/dec...
