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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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  • Is the White House Getting Too Friendly with Google?

    Is the White House Getting Too Friendly with Google?0

    If you’ve ever been bombarded with web ads on a topic shortly after Googling or sending an email on the same topic, you’ve probably had an uneasy feeling that Google knows more about you than you’d like to think. Unfortunately, that uneasy feeling may be destined to grow worse given new information released by the

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  • Is the West Worth Defending?

    Is the West Worth Defending?0

    There are many people who will cite the West as something which is under threat and something for which we should be prepared to fight to defend. Depending on which defender of the West is pontificating, the threat comes from Russia, or from Islam, or from China, or from some enemy within the West itself.

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  • Is the US Too Dependent on China for Medical Supplies?

    Is the US Too Dependent on China for Medical Supplies?0

    The COVID-19 coronavirus – which originated in Wuhan, China, and turned into a pandemic across the globe – should spur America to examine its options as it relates to China’s outsized role in this country’s medical supply chain, some experts say. Amy Anderson, an assistant professor of nursing at Texas Christian University and the University

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