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Paul D. McNelis, S.J., is America’s contributing editor for economics and a visiting professor of economics at Boston College.
A pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange on March 19. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
The federal government has the tools to stabilize the economy in the wake of coronavirus, writes the economist Paul D. McNelis, S.J. We cannot settle for delayed and piecemeal responses.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
From the defense of moneylending to ethical research methods, theologians have shaped modern economics and finance, writes Paul McNelis. It may be time for them to step in again.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
Dwight Eisenhower has risen in the rankings of presidents, writes Paul D. McNelis, S.J., and his ability to combine bold initiatives with fiscal discipline is needed today.
Paul Ryan, then the speaker of the U.S. House, attends a town hall meeting on April 27, 2016, at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service, in Washington, D.C. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
The Rodney Dangerfield film “Back to School” has a lesson for even the most famous individuals: Anyone can benefit from hitting the books.
Long Island City, a riverfront neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York, was the proposed site for a new Amazon headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, FIle)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
New York is sending a message that some public officials are no longer willing to play the tax break game, even with giants like Amazon. The rest of the nation should be grateful.
People walk past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
The press in China does not make any mention of an impending “trade war”—only trade frictions.
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, delivers his speech during the State of the Union conference organized by the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, Friday, May 11, 2018. (Claudio Giovannini/ANSA via AP)
Politics & Society
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
Once institutions become very large, do they necessarily become more efficient?
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
Why not tax individuals for what they take out of society instead of what they contribute?
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
A cyber-destruction of Bitcoin deposits would trigger far-reaching consequences, beyond the realm of the Bitcoin world.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
We are in the topsy-turvy world: Communists call for free trade while capitalist-country leaders call for more tariffs and trade restrictions.