This weekend I was able to listen to a Cato Institute podcast featuring Douglas A. Irwin’s new book Clashing over Commerce. The book highlights the politics undergirding the history of international trade protectionism in the United States. I found Irwin’s discussion with interviewer Caleb Brown to be helpful and to shed a little light on […]
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A Brief History of Trade
26 Feb 2018
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How do you take a significant segment of the church in the United States, called to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ – Lord of heaven and of earth, the Alpha and the Omega, the eternal Word, son of God, son of Man, son of David, the lamb of God slain from the foundation of […]
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Bereans VLOG (2/21/2018)
22 Feb 2018
The Bereans discuss school shootings and the death of Billy Graham.
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HT over to Mark Perry @ Carpe Diem a few days ago. Mark highlights the unintended (but perfectly predictable) consequences of environmental restrictions on new pipeline development in the Northeast part of the United States. Mr. Perry asks the question: “Why is LNG coming 4,500 miles to Boston from the Russian Arctic when the US […]
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When does: “Man Bite Dog”?
19 Feb 2018
“[T]he Mother Teresa of teachers”1, Jocelyn Morffi, was fired on February 8 from her position as first grade teacher at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic school in Miami Florida because she violated a contract stipulating that teachers must abide by Catholic teachings and traditions. She had several days before married her girlfriend, Natasha Hass. The story […]
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It should not surprise us that a film called Black Panther (directed by Ryan Coogler, and written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole), has more than a political bent. The comic book character was created in 1966, which was an audacious moment for his debut. Though Stan Lee, a co-creator, has denied any connection between the […]
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to educate high school students on the morality of free markets. Please get the word out to students that you know of that could benefit from this program, 10-13 July right here at Cedarville University. Each of your Bereans will have a speaking role to show the intersection between a biblical worldview and free markets. […]
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Bereans VLOG (2/7/2019)
07 Feb 2018
Today the Bereans discuss the infamous Memo, the roller coaster stock market, and SpaceX.
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All economics, all the time
06 Feb 2018
At least in this post…this is a lightening round of some of the issues in the news: Yes the markets are getting whipsawed, even with today’s big move back up. Not surprising; valuations using conventional metrics (such as the market price to earnings multiple) have been extremely high compared to history. One can make the […]
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Initial thoughts on House Memo
02 Feb 2018
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) memo on FISA abuse was, as expected, released today. No matter how you slice it, this is an incredibly troubling memo. No one can read this memo and say it doesn’t matter. Either its true, and we have momentous scandal unfolding, or its not true, and the […]