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The Notre Dame Fire Reminds Us of What Is Important

The Notre Dame Fire Reminds Us of What Is Important
A woman looks up at the damage caused to Notre-Dame Cathedral following a major fire yesterday on April 16, 2019, in Paris, France. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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How does one measure the magnitude of an event such as the horrific blaze that destroyed much of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris? For me, top-tier tragedies are the ones that strike me with such force that I know I will always remember where I was when I learned about it.

Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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