Economics

December 17, 2012

Be Fruitful, Multiply, and Grow the Economy

In one of the most memorable mid-1990s episodes of The Simpsons, the curmudgeonly misanthrope Charles Montgomery Burns achieves a lifelong dream: Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun. Continue Reading...

December 14, 2012

‘Markets Don’t Make Capitalism’

Earlier this week Dylan Pahman reflected on the question, “Which capitalism?” He helpfully explores the nature of capitalism and the importance of definitions. This conversation reminded me of a point made by Michael Novak during his conversation with Rev. Continue Reading...

December 13, 2012

Asceticism and the Free Society

This past Friday, I had the opportunity to present a paper at the Sophia Institute annual conference at Union Theological Seminary. This year’s topic was “Marriage, Family, and Love in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition.” Continue Reading...

December 12, 2012

The FAQs: Right to Work Laws and Economic Freedom

What is a Right to Work law? Right to Work laws are state laws that guarantee a person cannot be compelled to join or pay dues to a labor union as a condition of employment. Continue Reading...

December 12, 2012

Is Distributism a Form of Capitalism?

Today at Ethika Politika, in response to a few writers who have offered, in my estimate, less-than-charitable characterizations of capitalism, I ask the question, “Which Capitalism?” (also the title of my article). Continue Reading...

December 07, 2012

How (Not) to Solve the Debt Crisis with Two Trillion Dollar Platinum Coins

At some point everyone has heard an idea being discussed in Washington, D.C. and thought or said, “That’s insane.” Americans generally recognize there is, more often than not, something not quite right about inside-the-Beltway thinking. Continue Reading...

December 07, 2012

Deck the Halls With Macro Follies

(Via: The American Catholic) Continue Reading...

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