We can’t let inflation go unchallenged. President Biden is running out of time before investment dries up because of confusion and fear.
Economics
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Internet Explorer encapsulated the tech industry’s worst sins. So why am I nostalgic for it?
The demise of a browser seems meaningful, even if that browser was terrible.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The only Trappist brewery in the U.S. is closing (and IPAs are to blame)
Belgian-style beers are out and India pale ales rule, so the brothers at St. Joseph‘s Abbey in Massachusetts will need to find other sources of revenue.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Grandparents are valuable for more than just their money
“The life of our communities must know how to benefit from the talents and charisms of so many elderly people who are already retired, but who are a wealth to be treasured,” Pope Francis said in his weekly audience.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Online gambling is here. And it’s going to be a disaster for sports and fans alike.
Betting on sporting events might seem a harmless vice. But what happens when we can do it from our phones, all day every day?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
An Amazon site has finally unionized. This Catholic principle explains why the workers won.
The principle of subsidiarity helps explain why labor organizers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island were able to build trust and win support from the rank-and-file.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
On Russian oligarchs and ours: we need to talk about our billionaire problem
Elon Musk is making headlines by buying Twitter, but he is only one of the American oligarchs working to protect their wealth while fighting policies that would benefit the common good.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Want to save the liberal arts? Learn a few things from the business world.
Liberal arts universities face the twin crises of an enrollment decline and a perception of irrelevancy. They should abandon any squeamishness about using better marketing techniques.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
It’s time to bust up the Major League Baseball monopoly
It’s time for baseball season, and that means games that are too long, teams that aren’t competitive and the exploitation of minor league players. Blame the major leagues and their monopoly status.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Is inflation just telling us that our way of life is too expensive?
Our natural impulse is to do whatever it takes to keep gasoline and other prices low. But should it be cheap to further endanger our planet?