In the midst of the Covd-19 pandemic, I had reason to recall C.S. Lewis' sermon, "Learning in Wartime," and I blogged about it. The events of the past week have caused me to revisit the essay and my comments, as they are both quite relevant to our current situation, so I am reposting my comments from March 2020.
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The 9/11 attacks occurred when I was still a brand-spanking-new law professor, and they provoked quite a crisis of conscience. What was I doing ruminating about the finer points of administrative law or property-based environmental protection when so much more was at stake? What was I doing to help keep people safe and secure?
