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The Symbolism of Fire and Rebuilding

The Symbolism of Fire and Rebuilding
People walk in front of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, ahead of its official reopening ceremony after more than five years of reconstruction work following the April 2019 fire, in Paris on Dec. 7, 2024. Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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The joy present at the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, more glorious than ever before, is a point of unity and celebration throughout the world. It was more than five years ago that so much of it was ruined in a fire, the origins of which we still do not know. It seemed like a foreshadowing of something terrible. It was. Indeed, a year later, the whole world seemed to be on fire.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]