Once upon a time, there was a group of Presbyterians and other Christian denominations in America who argued for the “crown rights of King Jesus” to be embodied in government and specifically in the United States Constitution. I know it sounds strange to our modern and secular ears to hear that in 1864 this odd […]
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Fairness and Equality: Part 2
16 Dec 2013
I feel the need to clarify my earlier post on “Fairness and Equality” due to the many and varied comments on it and some misunderstanding. At the outset, I will say that in a blog post it is impossible to address every aspect of a subject or every objection. So the reader must read the […]
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Not fair! How many times did we hear, or say, that when we were children and someone thought they were not being treated fairly, whatever that meant to them? We are hearing it again, from grown-ups—well, I think they are grown-ups. We hear it from the Occupy Wall Street crowd (what is left of them), […]
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Economic Ignorance: (Bad) Quote of the Day?
03 Dec 2013
Our interns here in DC visited the Bureau of Printing and Engraving this week. In case you didn’t know, this is where most of the paper money in the US is printed. I have to say I haven’t been so near so much cash in my life (something like a few hundred million in the […]
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Supreme Court News
02 Dec 2013
Two Federal appeals have been addressed by the United States Supreme Court today. First, the Court refused to hear an appeal from Amazon.com which had argued that it should not be required by the State of New York to collect sales taxes the same way as physical retailers do since it does not have a […]
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In case some were not aware. not only was Friday, November 22 the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but also the 50th anniversary of the deaths of both C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley. Lewis is of course well-known and loved by many Christians as an apologist of sorts as […]
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My colleague Jeffrey Haymond has written a nice blog concerning cronyism in the Obamacare debacle. I am addressing a different but equally important problem—where do we go from here? The Affordable Care Act (now the favorite title for liberals), known popularly as Obamacare is under increasing criticism. Republicans and conservatives are in the forefront of […]
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In their new book, published by Crossway in 2013, The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution, the authors Wayne Grudem and Barry Asmus tackle the issue of whether one can make a distinctively Christian defense of markets and economic growth. The book involves a unique combination of authors and perspectives. Grudem is a well-known and […]
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Quote of the Day
18 Nov 2013
The following was overheard at the keynote dinner for the Free Market Forum, held this year in San Diego, California. The author was willing to be identified as Sy Lotsoff, a California resident: “California is the Garden of Eden, but here the snakes are in charge.” Having seen just a small part of its natural […]
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Once again the issue of immigration is upon us, whether we are ready for it or not. In Washington, phone calls and e-mails are beginning to pile up in congressional offices. Politicians are being lobbied hard. The President is chomping at the bit to sign a bill. Pro-immigration groups are beginning to exert pressure on […]
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