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Who’s to blame for income inequality?

BridgeND | Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Unfortunately, this harsh essentialism has persisted for decades. It seems this perspective may have originated from a man idolized by many on campus, whose face graces dorm room walls and name is printed on all sorts of apparel: President Ronald Reagan. In his infamous “welfare queen” speech, Reagan derided one particular woman — a con

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The place of the poor

Scott Boyle | Monday, February 22, 2016

When I was growing up in Cincinnati, I loved to attend baseball and football games. While I’ll admit both the Reds and the Bengals weren’t exactly relevant to the playoff scene, it was exciting to be able to watch games in person. Attending games taught me a lot about sports in the purest sense, something

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Lecture examines origin of “Blessed are the poor”

Kyle Witzigman | Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Notre Dame law professor John Finnis posed the question, “Who Said, ‘Blessed are the Poor’?” in a lecture Friday at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture’s 15th Annual Fall Conference entitled “Your Light Will Rise in the Darkness: Responding to the Cry of the Poor.” Finnis said the answer to the lecture’s titular question can