That was the headline in today’s op-ed in the WSJ, and gleeful reports by progressives suggest they agree with this assessment. As the WSJ notes, It’s hard to blame Chick-fil-A. The company exists to serve chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, not to wage political battles over sexual morality, and its corporate decision-makers are free to […]
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Did Chick-fil-A Concede?
20 Nov 2019
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Bereans Not for Billionaires
16 Nov 2019
In my recent posts, I attempted to show the bankruptcy of the blanket statement by Mr. Sanders that billionaires as a class should not exist. One commenter said the issue was really about how they got their money, and in James’ mind, the only way you could get that kind of money was through nefarious […]
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Bereans for Billionaires, redux
26 Oct 2019
In my last post, James made the charge that billionaires can’t become billionaires without some nefarious conduct (a charge which he never offered proof of, as apparently its patently obvious to him and therefore should be to everyone else). Now I understand James’ desire to live in a world where poor people have more, and […]
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Bereans for Billionaires!
21 Oct 2019
Yes, your Bereans are unequivocally for Billionaires! And Millionaires! and thousanders (?), or whatever income/wealth class label you want to apply. We’re even for the concept of Trillionaires and Zillionaires. We don’t doubt that having too much money can be a problem, as the Biblical proverb warns us: Proverbs 30:7-9 7 Two things I ask of you; deny […]
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Negative Interest Rates for Dummies
18 Sep 2019
As the U.S. policy makers continue to demand head toward negative interest rates (thank you Mr. Trump, NOT!), I thought it would be helpful for a short review. So, here are some common questions and my answers. What are negative interest rates? A negative interest rate is simply the result of someone paying higher for […]
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It used to be possible to say something of the effect, “be wary of Republicans when they don’t do what they say they believe in, be wary of Democrats when they do do what they believe in.” Democrats may have had good intentions, but their policy prescriptions were generally in the wrong direction (certainly economically). […]
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Courage or Cowardice?
06 Sep 2019
I don’t often just send out links, but I found the following back and forth between David French and Matt Shapiro fascinating. They both made great points and I honestly don’t know which path is right, or are they both right in their own way? As a Dean of a Business School, sending out young […]
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This is a claim I make to our principles students in the first part of our economics class, as I reflect on the economic way of thinking, a discussion topic fairly standard in more textbooks. Essentially, the economic way of thinking forces one to fully consider all costs and all benefits of any choice. In […]
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Hubris. Will it cost Mr. Trump a 2nd term?
26 Aug 2019
Hubris is defined by wikipedia as “a personality quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous overconfidence, often in combination with arrogance.” Most of the people I know have a bit of a problem with pride and arrogance, especially including the guy I see in the mirror. But most people try to keep that under […]
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Berean Exam #1, Fall 2019. Is Wealth Immoral?
22 Aug 2019
In honor of the start of the new school year, I propose an exam. Read the following article, and without searching online for other reviews (yes there is an honor code!), provide 2-5 short bullets for how you would critique this thinking. Ready, set, go…. Ok, since it’s been five days I’ll share the original […]
Bert Wheeler
Jeff Haymond
Marc Clauson
Mark Caleb Smith
Tom Mach