Joel Belz (1941–2024) was WORLD’s founder and a regular contributor of commentary for WORLD Magazine and WORLD Radio. He served as editor, publisher, and CEO for more than three decades at WORLD and was the author of Consider These Things. Visit WORLD’s memorial tribute page.
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Experts says Social Security is even closer to insolvency than we thought
WORLD’s founder recalls the doctors who’ve helped change the course of his life
Plenty of doctors have outsized influence
Recent censorship shows the power of big business to influence cultural debates
What happens when corporations cancel speech?
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A search for an editor in 1981 had long-term implications
