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Dominion and stewardship: Believers and the environment
A welcome development of the past thirty years has been the emergence of less-utilitarian attitudes towards the environment by believers and non-believers alike. No longer do serious Christians, Jews or Muslims cite Scripture to legitimize the wanton destruction or misuse of the world that God sculpted out of nothingness.Barzun, the NEA, and the economics of art
Nationally financed arts programs steal audiences from local and regional artists, compete against legitimate public institutions that house historically validated art, and add to the overabundance of art that squelches the recognition of quality efforts.Letter from Turin: The EU’s immoral case against Microsoft
Microsoft never did operate as a monopolist. Its entrance in a market always brought about lower prices, not price increases.Great Expectations: Parents Hold Big City Schools Accountable
The Roman philosopher Epictetus, in his second-century A.D. work Discourses , echoed the words of Christ when he said, “Only the educated are free.” Lord Acton once described liberty as “the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty.” Duty being learned rather than inborn, Acton’s aphorism, too, implies a tight link between education and freedom.Touting tort reform
Everyone with an interest in justice should understand that the tort system has been creating a good deal of its own pain and suffering, and not just for big companies.Ending the slavocracy
The growth of the middle class threatens India's age-old slave trade.Private daith and public politics
Politicians have a duty to bring their faith to bear in their public life.Who's the Boss? Why Government Schools Fear Parental Involvement
The statement of Pope Paul VI cited above from his 1968 declaration on Christian Education, Gravissimum educationis , takes a clear-eyed view of the role of parents in the education of their children. This role of parents, as first and fundamental teachers of their children, is irreplaceable. In the same spirit, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says “the right and duty of parents to educate their children are primordial and inalienable.”Perpetuating poverty: Lotteries prey on the poor
State lotteries assure us that "the poor you will always have with you."Old is new again: The election-year outsourcing debate
Legislatures at state and federal levels are considering proposals to limit outsourcing. But jobs are not created by the good intentions of legislators; they are created by companies free to be competitive in a world economy.Render unto Caesar: Revisiting partisan Christianity
Our political allegiances must be subservient to our allegiance to God.Beyond black history
It is time finally to put to death the idea that black people have or need “a black leader.”