On June 29, “Alan and Paula Sears were honored for their work with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) by being invested into the Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. Investiture in the order is the highest honor the church bestows on laypeople and is given in recognition of extraordinary service to the Vatican….

A recent essay said liberals must no longer say "liberal," "left," "progressive," or "populist." (http://caucus99percent.com/content/liberals-must-not-say-liberal-left-pr...) As to "populist" specifically, the essay pointed out that, since the Democratic primary (or earlier), neoliberals had been working to associate populism with the racism of pro-Jim Crow Democrats and Dixiecrats.