I don’t like to rant, and I hope this doesn’t turn into one, but I have a bone to pick with those who teach philosophy in Christian colleges and universities. Let me begin with the conclusion: They aren’t acting like theologians. Now to my argument, which, after all, is what a philosopher would want to […]
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Philosophy, Theology and Derrida versus van Til
30 Apr 2013
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That’s Not Fair
25 Apr 2013
Economic issues are once again afoot, and, as usual, they are connected to politics. The Marketplace Fairness Act has been introduced in the Senate and may be voted on this week. The title of the bill is misleading. Its supporters argue its purpose is to “level the playing field” between traditional physical businesses and the upstart […]
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I keep getting side-tracked by the interesting posts and articles either written by my colleaugues or mentioned by them. I was reading the Hepner article mentioned by Mark Smith when I was “inspired” to post a blog, only to find Mark had beaten me. Ah, but only for a time. Let me say first that […]
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Economics and Philosophy: Do the Twain Meet?
22 Apr 2013
Well, in one day it appears we have two interesting pieces of economic news. In the greater scheme of life these may not rate at the top, but they may be significant. On the one hand, we have learned that the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an arm of the Commerce Department that provides economic statistics, […]
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This debate on immigration is a very helpful one. Dr. Wheeler did catch me in a missatement, that is, my statement that “millions of immigrants wish to come to America with little capital, little skill and, in some cases, little desire to work”. I remember vividly–and to my regret–that as I was typing this, I […]
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Response to Immigration Debate
16 Apr 2013
This is my short “two cents” worth response to Dr. Wheeler’s post of April 15, 2013 on immigration. I do agree that from a purely economic standpoint, there is no good reason to keep anyone out–that is, when all we consider is the market value-added of people. I also agree there ought to be an […]
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“You Don’t Own Me”
10 Apr 2013
Just when you think the Left has pretty much “let it all hang out” (I am partly a child of the 60s/70s), you are surprised. I read about (but did not see, except in a short clip) a “sermonette” by Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC in which she stated that “We have to break through our […]
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It was about 1984 when I first heard about what Margaret Thatcher was doing in Great Britain. Ronald Reagan was president of the United States. The economy in America was beginning to recover and in England the Prime Minister was invigorating the Tory/Conservative Party after years of malaise and challenging the central planning ideology of […]
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“EUtopia”?
29 Mar 2013
“EUtopia”? I came across an interesting and foreboding article in the National Review Online on the European Union, using the current Cyprus crisis as the context. The author, John O’Sullivan, raises the specter of the “democratic deficit” in Cyprus most recently and most radically, and in the entire EU. As he points out, the draconian […]
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More on Fossil-Fuel Divestment
06 Mar 2013
For those of you who want to read the second and third installment of the “Fossil-Fuel Divestment” article of March 4, 2013, go to the National Review Online for today, March 6 and you will find both yesterday’s and today’s final parts. Enjoy reading and take careful note. This is a “wedge issue” which really goes […]
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