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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Twenty-five years ago this summer, WORLD learned some very difficult lessons
Scaring the public with cynical warnings comes at a high cost
How did so many Chinese get so old so fast?
A pre-dawn plane ride is the latest lesson in the limits of federal government
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Multiculturalism is proving to be a road of godless quicksand
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