During Pope's Visit, We Got Distracted From Important Policy Changes

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Ivan Eland  Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty, The Independent Institute

Reality and Symbolism in Public Affairs

Posted: 09/28/2015

While the American media was enamored by the charismatic pope's "historic" visit to the United States (I seem to remember popes have visited before), more important earthly developments occurred. The leaders of the next two most powerful countries in the world (after the United States) did or were scheduled to meet with President Obama, and the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives announced his resignation--all with important implications for U.S. policy. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ivan-eland/reality-and-symbolism-in_b_8207500.html