Economics

April 17, 2013

Think (and Read) before You Blog: A Response to Michael Sean Winters

Over at the National Catholic Reporter, Michael Sean Winters makes some comments about my book Becoming Europe based on a review he had read by Fr. C.J. McCloskey. Here are the most pertinent of his observations: I know that American exceptionalism lives on both the left and the right, but when did the right become so Europhobic? Continue Reading...

April 17, 2013

Hipsters and Elitists versus Chain Stores

New York City’s hipster and elitist class seem to believe that they should have some role in determining what business owners do with their property. Like hipsters and elitists around the country, New York’s cohort are banding together to protest companies that do not present the utopian vision for the neighbors where these elites dwell (most of whom are renters, by the way). Continue Reading...

April 16, 2013

What Christians Should Know About Bitcoin (Part 3 of 3)

[Note: This is the third entry in a three part series. You can read the introductory post here and part two here.] The Disadvantages of Bitcoin For people who are not obsessed with anonymity and are not waiting for the U.S. Continue Reading...

April 16, 2013

A Night At The Movies: Higher Costs, Less Hours For Employees

If your next date night costs you more, you can thank Obamacare. Regal Entertainment Group, the country’s largest movie theater chain, has announced that it is cutting employee hours due to Obamacare related costs. Continue Reading...

April 15, 2013

What Christians Should Know About Bitcoin (Part 2 of 3)

[Note: This is the second in a three part series. You can read the introductory post here and part three here.] How Bitcoin Works (The Simplified Version) In order to use the Bitcoin system, a user installs a “wallet” on their computer or mobile phone. Continue Reading...

April 12, 2013

Second-Hand Clothing Undermines Africa’s Economy

The second-hand clothing industry in parts of Africa is big business. In fact, many charities receive substantial revenue from the sale of these clothes. Why buy a t-shirt for 10 dollars when you can buy one for 32 cents? Continue Reading...

April 12, 2013

What Christians should know about Bitcoin (Part 1 of 3)

Every day we hear about contemporary, serious concepts (e.g., chained CPI) and new, silly fads (Vadering), but in the modern age it’s not always easy to tell which category a new idea falls into. Continue Reading...

April 11, 2013

I’m Not Buying Bitcoin

We’ve had some intriguing discussion about Bitcoin at the Acton Institute offices today. It is certainly a phenomenon worth greater attention, and something of significant cultural, social and economic import. But I’m not buying Bitcoin, at least not yet. Continue Reading...

April 09, 2013

New Mexico Wisely Breaks With Bad California Tax Policies

The best show on TV over the past five years has, in my not-so-humble-opinion, been AMC’s Breaking Bad. This is one over-hyped show that lives up to all of it (and more). Continue Reading...

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