Every one of these would deny it, yet it really is undeniable. Socialism is about the government owning the means of production and directing its use to the ends of the state rather than the ends of consumers. What our political class wants is not exactly that; I should have more accurately called it fascism, […]
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Infinite Prices
06 Sep 2021
In light of the devastation caused by hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and up the US East coast, I think now is a good time to discuss a government policy that impedes disaster relief. Most states have laws on the books to prevent price gouging. Typically, the laws target charging prices in gross […]
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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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Weekly Sage #19: Irving Fisher
15 Mar 2019
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Irving Fisher “We have seen that all wealth and property imply prospective services or ‘desirable events.’ It is the desirability of these future expected services which gives […]
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The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Sometimes history brings together a special combination of resources and people that form a center of intellectual influence. The Weekly Sage will occasionally consider such “Schools” together. […]
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Weekly Sage #11: Jacob Viner – Chicago School
18 Jan 2019
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Sometimes history brings together a special combination of resources and people that form a center of intellectual influence. The Weekly Sage will occasionally consider such “Schools” […]
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Weekly Sage #7: Lionel Robbins
14 Dec 2018
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Lionel Robbins – “It has always been the areas of relatively great productive power which have produced the great cultures. There is nothing in history which […]
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Weekly Sage #4: Wilhelm Ropke
16 Nov 2018
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Wilhelm Ropke – “Economic integration – a network consisting of the division of labor, the mutual exchange of products and the specialization of production, coupled with the […]
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I had the opportunity to meet a young student thinking about the economics major a few days ago, and he mentioned that he hoped to go to the UN to help the poor after graduation with development economics. We talked about the major, but I suggested he think about how the poor are most likely […]
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Chafer Systematic Theology Vol. IV, pp. 206-207
21 Mar 2018
I am conducting research for a presentation that I will make, Lord willing, the first week of April at the Association of Private Enterprise Education conference. Chafer’s 4th volume discusses ecclesiology. Chapter 11 is about contrast between law and grace. I thought this quote discussing individual responsibility in the “Church Age” was interesting from the […]
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