“Experts vary in estimates, and there is no precise probability. Some analysts describe the risk as low but non-zero. Because consequences are extreme, even low-probability risks warrant serious attention. Is nuclear war more likely now than during the Cold War? Most analysts assess current risks are elevated compared to the 1990s-2010s but still below Cold… Read More What is the probability of nuclear war? Major Risk Factors
As charming, posh, so-called intellectuals (or, if you prefer, contemporary human monsters) in Britain and Europe+ speak of the urgent need to find ever more huge sums of monies (“you need to excite people”) for another “interesting” European war (this time against Putin), and as we approach the 80th anniversary the atomic bombings of Hiroshima… Read More Intrinsic Evil
Tertiaries, i.e., the Third Order. By Robert Ludlow and James Meyer. Editor’s Note: The following article was adapted from Robert Ludlow’s “St. Francis and His Revolution,” which appeared as an editorial in THE CATHOLIC WORKER (January 1953, and reprinted in Thomas Cornell and James Forest [eds.], A PENNY A COPY, New York: The Macmillan Company,… Read More The Breadth of Catholic Thought: St. Francis’ Revolution
