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  • Is There a Peace Deal Putin and Zelensky Can Accept?

    Is There a Peace Deal Putin and Zelensky Can Accept?0

    In an interview with Reuters, Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman for decades, made a startling offer. Moscow could end the Ukraine war immediately, said Peskov, if four conditions were met. Ukraine should cease all military action, recognize Crimea as part of Russia, accept the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk separatist enclaves, and enact

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  • Is there a Measurable Benefit to Public Art?

    Is there a Measurable Benefit to Public Art?0

    In the Western world, it’s widely assumed that making works of art easily available and visible to the public improves people’s lives in tangible ways. Having lived in half-a-dozen major American cities and one English city, I’ve seen public art everywhere. Much of it is funded in whole or part by the taxpayers. But what,

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  • Is There a Case for Keeping the Lights on in America’s Libraries?

    Is There a Case for Keeping the Lights on in America’s Libraries?0

    “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges Like Borges, Americans have long treasured libraries. From Benjamin Franklin, who helped put together one of America’s first lending libraries, to Andrew Carnegie, who funded more than 2,500 libraries, to Laura Bush, whose foundation has provided millions of dollars to

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  • Is there a ‘positive right’ to happiness?

    Is there a ‘positive right’ to happiness?0

    An amusing citation from Margaret Thatcher reads: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” The socialists, however, were not the only ones who would run out of other people’s money. Democracies are quite capable of duplicating this feat. The question is this: What entitles us to acquire other

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  • Is There a ‘Catholic Case for Communism’?

    Is There a ‘Catholic Case for Communism’?0

    My personal experience with Jesuits has been overwhelmingly positive. I was reminded of that this past Sunday, as I attended Mass at my high school alma mater. I enjoyed my four years as a student there, and the friendships I made and the lessons I learned have continued to bless me, year in, year out.

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  • Is the World Really Getting Richer?

    Is the World Really Getting Richer?0

    These days, our view of the world seems to be dominated by a sense of pessimism. No matter how many surveys you look at (see, for instance, here and here), results are always the same: most people are convinced that the world is becoming a worse place in which to live. Nevertheless, there is plenty

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