Here is a summary of a study by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University on the fiscal situation of liberal states. It looks like liberal states are predominantly profligate. And how well are their citizens faring? Take a look—and read the entire study. Maybe these states might want to consult Greece (?). This summary […]
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They Are Singing the Blues, Maybe
09 Jul 2015
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Human Flourishing, the Bible and Books
06 Jul 2015
I just finished reading a very helpful book for Christians interested in how they should think about capitalism, wealth, and the Bible. The author is John R. Schneider and the title is The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth (Eerdmans, 2002). It is 13 years old and I thought I would […]
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Today’s blog takes direct aim at our “cultural elites,” including both self-styled elites and governmental elites. The catalyst for this was a statistic I heard coming from the Barna Group. The polling organization was doing surveys on homosexual marriage, freedom of religion, etc. One poll found that about 20% of all adults surveyed believed that […]
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The latest session of the United States Supreme Court is finished. It was both busy and momentous (not always in a positive way). A few decisions were good. many were not. But the Supreme Court did get one important case right this term. That was the last case it handed down, the case of Michigan […]
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The Rainbow’s Unfortunate Use last Week
30 Jun 2015
You know, it might seem like a small thing, but the lighting of the White House the evening of the homosexual marriage decision with the colors of the LGBT movement told me something about the people running it—and to a large extent, running our country. Throughout history when military victories were won, the victor was […]
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As many (most?) had expected the Supreme Court held today that homosexual marriage is some sort of fundamental right under the Due Process and Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clauses. The case was decided by a narrow 5-4 majority, with—of course—Justice Anthony Kennedy writing the opinion and the other justices lining up predictably on either side. […]
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Well, the Supreme Court has done it again. By a vote of 6-3, including in the majority Chief Justice John Roberts, the court in the case of King v. Burwell, upheld the Obama administration’s reading of the Obamacare law that dealt with state exchanges. You may remember, that this had been the subject of a […]
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This is Part Two of my long blog concerning Pope Francis’s global climate change (and generally environmental and poverty focused) encyclical Laudato Si, issued last Thursday. I am a little to sorry to say this part will be at least as long as the first, but look at this way: You could read the full […]
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The “Reality Crisis” and the Christian
20 Jun 2015
I am going to make an argument here that we have now as a society encountered—for perhaps the first time in history—an “ontological crisis.” What do I mean? I mean a crisis about reality. Now I don’t believe this crisis is particularly influential for most ordinary people, nor for most subjects of investigation. A philosopher […]
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Pope Francis issued his long-awaited encyclical today, entitled, Ladato Si or “Praise to You [O Lord].” The 183 page document is concerned with the environment and more specifically with global climate change. I am in the process of making my way through it, but have a few initial comments get things going. First, the Pope […]
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