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.
If the case against pro-lifers was this clear, what was all the fuss about?
On the one hand, on the other hand: Waiting for the Iraq war
We lack the shared vocabulary even to have a debate over war with Iraq
In our public libraries, that's not as easy as it might seem
From Columbia's crash to terrorism's potential, the Fall is everywhere
Sometimes I'm happy to take the elitist position
A literature scholar says words, more than meanings, are important
If government programs are so necessary, let's vote on them again
After 30 years of living with abortion, we dare not give up this battle
