Pope Francis Should Not Have Met with JD Vance

By meeting with JD Vance, Pope Francis gave the Trump sycophant the photo op he wanted and appeased someone who defends crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

Pope Francis meets with US Vice President JD Vance. Vatican Pool/Getty Images

On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis met briefly with JD Vance, a fellow Catholic who has irreconcilable views on how migrants and other humans should be treated. This was a mistake by Francis and it will be viewed by Vance as a moral capitulation by the pope, who also made a second mistake by allowing cameras and giving the vice president the photo op he was looking for. Vance has supported the most egregious violations of due process, American law, international law, and human rights and dignity by supporting Trump policies that target immigrants and others in the United States like they are subhuman criminals without rights.

A Recipe for Recession: Tariffs, Firings, and Mass Deportations

A Trump Recession is coming, and it is going to be as painful as it was avoidable.

Trump on announcing devastating tariffs on "Liberation Day."

Donald Trump seems to be intent on creating a recession so deep it will rival the economic collapse of 2008. High tariffs, firing hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and carrying out the mass deportation of immigrants are the perfect recipe for higher inflation, increased unemployment, and decreased GDP. In short, a Trump Recession is coming and it will be an entirely self-inflicted economic disaster.