HUMBLE CONSERVATISM: STEWARDSHIP, THE RULE OF LAW, AND A CONSISTENT LIFE ETHIC

The raging coronavirus pandemic has caused much pain throughout the United States of America. There is the pain of the loss of tens of thousands of lives throughout the country due to COVID-19, 1 the pain of individuals who are unable to see their loved ones as they battle the disease in hospitals throughout the United States, 2 and the pain of those unable to hold traditional funerals to bury the deceased.3 There is the pain and anguish that health care workers face daily as they work valiantly to give the best possible medical care to those afflicted by this terrible disease.4 There is also much economic pain—the pain of those who are unemployed,5 of those who are in long food lines throughout the country,6 and of those who are uncertain about paying their mounting bills, like rent.