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Politics, ideas, and the West
The genius of the West can be expressed in a number of propositions, but among the most prominent are the following: that freedom is to be found in the self-mastery that results from freely choosing to live in the truth rather than lies; that reason includes but encompasses far more than just the empirical sciences; and that in awareness of our fallen nature and the lessons of history we find some of the best defenses against our restless impulse to attempt to construct Heaven-on-earth.The purpose of Catholic education and the role of the state
Catholic educational institutions should provide an environment in which students are enabled to build and deepen their relationship with God, foster an academic culture aimed at the pursuit of truth, and actively promote growth in virtue.The social responsibility of business
Do corporations have a duty to the communities in which they operate that goes beyond the duty to obey the law and, if so, what exactly does it require them to do?Federal student loans: A problem of subsidiarity
In the field of higher education, the federal government has usurped the roles of families, private organizations, and markets, with negative moral and economic consequences.The ‘cowboy compassion’ of the Cartwrights
Even old Westerners can provide a great example of how compassion can work - and work best - within the market system.Working harder and smarter: What Ashton Kutcher and Mike Rowe have to teach us
Kutcher emphasized that "opportunity looks a lot like hard work," and that a culture of entitlement and privilege will end up in failure.
Obamacare reset: A free-market vision for health care reform
Access for the uninsured and those with pre-existing conditions must be addressed, but the magnitude of the problem is smaller and more manageable than the political rhetoric would lead us to believe.Our American story: Divorce, denial, and the death of God
Mary Eberstadt's new book explains why the traditional family and the Christian faith began to wane in 1960.Disability, service, and stewardship
There’s a dangerous tendency in America today to view disabilities of various kinds as insuperable barriers to productive and loving service. There is often an implicit, and sometimes explicit, disrespect of a basic feature of human dignity in the treatment of those with disabilities as merely passive recipients of government aid, the objects of public pity. The reality is that each one of us, created in the image of God, has the capacity to be a productive steward of some kind, and this reality has the potential to reshape our personal perspectives as well as our public policy.It's time to privatize the Detroit Institute of Arts
If Detroit is to find entrepreneurial and creative solutions to its myriad travails, the inspiration of art will play no small part in sparking such innovation. But art can serve the public without being a government-run enterprise.Two popes, but one faith
Following Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s election as pope in March, it was inevitable that comparisons would continually be made between him and his still-living predecessor,Pope Benedict XVI. But there’s a profound continuity between the two men.Memo to Tinseltown
Two recent films show that Hollywood must learn the nature of capitalism, which it confuses with corporatism and consumerism.