Work is More than Labor
As the COVID-19 health catastrophe begins to recede, other problems that it caused will take center stage. With more Americans out of work now than at any time since the Great Depression, unemployment will no
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The Way Forward on the Race Question
How easily we blame others for our shadows. The boundary between wholeness and alienation runs straight through our hearts, through our consciences, through our beliefs and our actions. But the force of a contrary understanding
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Liberty and Justice, Not Reparations
Columbia University recently announced the 2020 winners of the Pulitzer Prize. The awardee in the field of history is Sweet Taste of Liberty by W. Caleb McDaniel. It is, in the words of the Pulitzer Prize description, “a masterfully
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Yes, I am Black!
Recently, a politician’s words gave occasion to pondering on the meaning of identity using the now infamous phrase “you ain’t black.” His words are not unique to him but a reflection of a double standard
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The Christian response to Minnesota
A faithful Christian ought to be motivated by his faith and bring its injunctions to bare in every aspect of his life. The task of forming one’s social stance on the substance of faith is
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Religion is Essential
Among the legal conflicts stirred up by the ongoing pandemic is one over the status of churches and religious gatherings. President Donald Trump recently called churches “essential” and urged states to permit them to reopen. Meanwhile, a
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Property and Personal Freedom
One of the tenets at the heart of the American Founding was that property rights and freedom are strongly linked. In his Appeal to the Justice and Interests of the People of Great Britain, Arthur Lee
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As Michael Novak Taught, Social Justice Is Not What You think It Is
What is justice? Is it a proxy for a particular policy prescription? Is it a given ideological vision of society? Is it a synonym for ideology? The classical notions of justice built as they are upon
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Cities Should be Lively, Not Deadly
Recent crises have reignited discussion and debate about America’s urban cultures. The coronavirus pandemic, it’s been widely observed, hit cities much harder than rural or suburban areas. Rioting and protests have bogged down, closed down,
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