Denver, Colo., Jul 11, 2008 / 11:26 am
Catholic News Agency is pleased to announce a new column named “Indispensable Economics,” written by Dr. William Luckey. Each week, Dr. Luckey will explain the world of economics focusing on issues affecting Catholics in society today.
Formerly the chairman of the Political Science and Economics Department at Chrsistendom College, Dr. Luckey also holds advanced degrees in Business, Economics, Political Philosophy and Systematic Theology. He was married in 1971 and became a Lay Dominican in 1974.
He described his column to CNA saying:
“Ever since I started the serious study of economics so many years ago, I have been amazed at both the ignorance of almost everybody regarding economics, and, yet the arrogance of so many who discuss it as if they had studied the subject.” Dr. Luckey explains that this doesn’t just apply to ordinary citizens, “but to those in the media, to those in other academic fields who pontificate on economic subjects as if specialized knowledge in their fields automatically gives them in-depth knowledge in a field they have not seriously studied, and those in the clergy, who continually have opinions on how to solve economic problems, as if only good intentions are needed to solve a problem.”