Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.

None of us believe countering terrorism is about party politics

Politics is only worthwhile if you are doing what you believe, regardless of the slings and arrows.

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed to democracy while understanding that the polis ensures our participation and therefore our citizenship.

To be all gloom and doom about what happened is to miss what New Orleans is all about.