Nvidia is worth more than the entire German stock market. Mississippi’s per‑capita income is nearly Germany’s. Tyler Cowen explains why European living standards have fallen so far behind Americans’.

Hamas is violently cracking down on rivals in Gaza. Firefights and public executions are raising concerns about a spiral of internecine violence. on.wsj.com/4oiCmNJ

After covering the Pentagon for 35 years, I’m turning in my building badge today rather than submit to DoD’s vague new policies that restrict my right to engage in ordinary and legal news gathering. My Pentagon press corps colleagues and I will continue to inform the public

There are more Catholics than Protestants in most counties in the Northeast and Southwest. But Protestants dominate almost all the midsection of the country. Obviously, lots of LDS in Utah and surrounding places.

Capitalism and Freedom, yes. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

Christian faith, especially mainline Protestantism, is being severely tested today writes Riley Case. The retired Methodist pastor revisits a time of racial conflict during his own ministry with lessons for today. juicyecumenism.com/2025/10/15/sur…

The JWI is specifically called to equip the laity. The laity is our mission.

Robert Reich said "Capitalism is Killing Democracy." Peter Theil said Democracy is Killing Capitalism. Which is correct? Vincent Geloso and I argue that the data reject both the Reich and Theil arguments. Democracy and Capitalism go hand in hand! marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

Talking #Argentina financial support package here on CNN...bottom line: it's a gamble at a challenging moment, but the payoff could be immense, with much riding on the October 26 elections now and the question of restoring market confidence paramount. Have a look:

A massive new study from the Catholic Project, led by EPPC fellow Stephen White, sheds light on a generational divide among US priests. pillarcatholic.com/p/study-sheds-…

But notice that Benedict and Francis praised secularity, not secularism. americamagazine.org/short-take/202…

I'm not a Christian, but for all I know about Christianity, its God who saves Man, not vice-versa, right?

Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America, explains Hindu nationalism & India politics Providence monthly lunch. @d_Jaishankar ORF America

October’s Providence editors’ luncheon hearing from Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America for an introduction to India’s international relations. For more on these events visit: theird.org/events/

“The road from Rome to Constantinople runs through Moscow” is now theologically absurd, because the leadership of the Russian Church has abandoned Christian orthodoxy, as demonstrated by Kirill’s heretical and blasphemous statements over the past three-plus years.

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Hamas reasserts control on streets of Gaza, turning guns on its rivals washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/…

October in DC