Well, it seems the third in a series of blogs on “Legislating Morality?” has elicited a few comments on the, shall we say, opposing side of the issue. So in the interest of fairness and sympathy I will try to clarify in this blog a couple of issues. The two most controversial issues I raised […]
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Legislating Morality? Addendum to Part 3
02 Jan 2014
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The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has told his people that a major appliance retailer in his country is unfairly selling televisions at high prices. His response was to send in troops to take over stores and auction off items at much lower prices. In particular, he believes that his supporters should have plasma televisions. It […]
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Science supports complementarianism! Warning: political incorrectness within–enter at your own risk!
11 Dec 2013
On the day after GM announced its first ever female CEO, we can consider the latest scientific evidence on male/female differences. The latest science reported in the popular press is making much of brain imaging which identifies the way neurons fire in the brain. You will be shocked–yes shocked–to know that women’s brains operate differently […]
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What Republicans Need or Don’t Need
05 Dec 2013
Mike Murphy has written a provocative editorial imploring the Republican Party to seize the moment. He is to be applauded for encouraging the party to act, but his proposal represents well the current debate among Republicans regarding how to move forward. For Murphy it is about dispatching the old, uncomfortable positions on social issues like […]
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The Nuclear Option & the March of Democracy
21 Nov 2013
Today, the U.S. Senate voted, largely along party lines, to eliminate the filibuster for most judicial nominees and executive office appointments. This means, practically, that a simple majority vote will be needed both to close off debate and confirm these nominees. Previously, as with other matters, 60 votes were needed to bring matters to a […]
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Taking Blessings for Granted–Why We Ignore the Benefits of Sound Political Economy to our Ruin
11 Nov 2013
As Christian political economists, your Berean bloggers are neither conservative nor liberal (in the classic sense), but rather a combination of both. And while there is nary a drop of modern liberal blood in our bones, we nonetheless appreciate modern liberalism’s discontent with the status quo, often agreeing with their ends, even though almost always […]
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A Ringside Seat at “The Hearing”
30 Oct 2013
After two hours at the House Subcommittee hearing October 30 on the Obamacare rollout, I asked myself why I had come. After three and a half hours I knew. There were three things to be learned. One: Politicians of all stripes certainly do like to hear themselves talk, and especially, today, Democrats who had little […]
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Conflict, Clinton, & the Government Shutdown
15 Oct 2013
Editors Note: This post’s headline has been edited since initial publication. Channeling his inner James Madison, former President, and current raconteur, Bill Clinton said yesterday that “Constant conflict is actually often good politics, because the more you can inflame your supporters the more likely they are to show up at Election Day,” Clinton is speaking […]
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The Great Fact
15 Oct 2013
Once again the “Great Fact” was brought home to me in the morning sermon at my church. The Great Fact is not popular among non-Christians and not very popular among many calling themselves Christians. Instead autonomy and self-interest tend to rule the day. You could also say that many in the church as well as […]
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Foundations Matter
12 Oct 2013
Pope Francis continued to make surprising statements recently by suggesting that God would grant forgiveness to atheists as long as they followed their consciences. “Sin,” he said, “even for those who have no faith, is when one goes against their conscience.” Pope Francis has not maintained his predecessor’s more conservative stance on issues of faith […]
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