Like everyone else, I’m trying to wrap my mind around the blizzard of information on the coronavirus pandemic and the sudden change in my daily routine. It’s all a bit surreal. Continue Reading...
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March 18, 2020
Why the economy needs a theology of the body
This article first appeared on March 17, 2020, in Public Discourse, the journal of the Witherspoon Institute, and was republished with permission.
The COVID-19 pandemic is catalyzing trends in the economy that have been incubating for some time. Continue Reading...
March 18, 2020
Acton Line podcast: How Communist China’s virus coverup caused a pandemic
As of March 18, Coronavirus, or COVID-19 — which originated in Wuhan, China — has infected over 200,000 people and has killed more than 8,000 people globally. What responsive measures should have been taken by China that weren’t? Continue Reading...
March 18, 2020
Empty store shelves? Thank price controls
The COVID-19 pandemic panic has caused an eerie, post-apocalyptic scene to become commonplace across the country: supermarkets with barren shelves. One would think that this is the time for an intervention to ensure that stores stay stocked with the things we need, but governors nationwide are taking the opposite approach. Continue Reading...
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus’ greatest threat: our social fabric
Over the weekend, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office received 75 complaints of retailers gouging coronavirus-panicked consumers on the price of basic necessities:
Stores in Farmington Hills, Dearborn, Ann Arbor and Allendale have been accused of jacking up the price of hand sanitizers, face masks, and rice and lentils by up to 900%. Continue Reading...
March 17, 2020
By God’s Grace we will win the COVID-19 race
“By God’s Grace we will win the race.” I love this optimistic expression used by some of my African priest friends in Rome. It is true that only by way of our teamwork with God and earning His Grace that we can triumph over great evil. Continue Reading...
March 17, 2020
How the Church can respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
If you had you asked someone on New Year’s Day of 2020 what they envisioned the year ahead might look like, few would’ve imagined that the first few months would be spent canceling trips, events, and academic semesters. Continue Reading...
March 16, 2020
The post-liberal Right: The good, the bad, and the perplexing
This article first appeared on March 2, 2020, in Public Discourse, the journal of the Witherspoon Institute, and was republished with permission.
Since 2016, much of the American Right has been preoccupied with the liberalism wars. Continue Reading...
March 13, 2020
The Midwest’s growing ‘faith-and-tech movement’
We have long heard about the incessant flow of America’s best-and-brightest workers to the country’s largest urban centers, leading many to fear the consolidated power of “coastal elites” and the continuous disruption of the American heartland. Continue Reading...
March 13, 2020
Dashed hopes in crisis? Be like Charles Borromeo
When the Israelites wondered aimlessly in the desert, often they got lost, were scared and worshiped false idols to abate their worries. They abandoned Yahweh, but the Lord did not reciprocate. Continue Reading...
