James Carroll's recent book is Practicing Catholic, a story of American belief. He is a columnist for the Boston Globe and Distinguished-Scholar-in-Residence at Suffolk University. His other books include An American Requiem, which won the National Book Award, House of War, winner of the PEN-Galbraith Award, and Constantine's Sword, now an acclaimed documentary.
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Go to Hiroshima
Obama should accept the invitation to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki extended this week—not to... MORE
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The Catholic Church's Next Scandal
At their latest meeting in Rome, African bishops ignored Catholicism’s greatest failing—the AIDS... MORE
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Your Move, Mr. Ahmadinejad
Obama was branded as naïve on Iran, but James Carroll says last week’s soaring rhetoric put him... MORE
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Drop the Bomb, Obama
When he addresses the U.N.... MORE
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America's New Racial Reality
The post-racial era that Barack Obama was supposed to initiate seems never to have arrived.... MORE
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Cheney Wins
The CIA probe may “offend the hell out of” Dick Cheney, but James Carroll writes that the former VP... MORE
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Can God Save Health Care?
President Obama struck the wrong note this week when he made a religious appeal for health care.... MORE
