Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Ginsburg see the Constitution quite differently. When it comes to the most salient issues (like gay marriage, abortion, and racial preferences), the antipodes verbally combat and vote on opposing blocs. Scalia is wedded to original understanding, a philosophy that emphasizes both text and historical context, while Ginsburg is more organic, […]
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Scalia/Ginsburg: Opera & Civility
17 Jul 2013
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Much is being made of the D.C. city council’s 8-5 decision to impose a “living wage” of $12.50 on Wal-mart. Wal-mart has announced cancellation of three planned stores and a review of 3 stores being built now. Mona Charon over on NRO correctly highlights the harm this decision will have on its citizens: Vincent Orange […]
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Over on the DC publication The Hill, we find that the head of the IMF suggests climate change is the new growth engine for jobs! Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Thursday that climate change will drive job creation. “Climate change will create jobs. It will create disasters before it […]
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Federalism as Instrument for Tolerance
27 Jun 2013
Last week I was able to go to Acton University and experience a great intellectual exploration of the intersection of faith and markets. One of the best features was the diversity of the participants; we had ~850 participants from 85 countries! Most were Christians (Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox), although I enjoyed one dinner while talking […]
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Obamacare leading to Capitol Hill Exodus!
13 Jun 2013
Politico has the article today, which is sure to get major hits since its currently the lead Drudge Report article. Staffers and aides are being forced to transition into Obamacare in lieu of their existing health care benefits, yet if they retire now they can continue on their current plan. This is apparently a non-partisan […]
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The Perfect Storm
30 May 2013
I hope everyone has been watching the unfolding scandal at the IRS (that’s the Internal Revenue Service for the present). As I see it, this seems like the perfect convergence of several disturbing trends in recent decades. First, we see the increasing use by congress of “big” and “broad” statutes whose language is left (deliberately?) […]
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With public opinion polls low for Congress (independent of which party is in power) and support for the President seemingly at his base level, no real substantive work being done, and the only progress at all on our national debt is an approach that the President insisted on and now says is the worst way […]
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At least that is what this new report says. The government has more low-paying jobs than Wal-Mart and McDonalds combined. While one has to smile at the obvious inconsistency–President Obama wants to mandate increased wages on the private sector while in effect he has the most low-paid workers in the country–the presuppositions in the report […]
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IRS=UhOh 4 O
12 May 2013
While pockets of the internet are still fluttering over the Benghazi hearings, the larger story, for me, is the recent news that the IRS has been targeting right-leaning groups for extra scrutiny and investigation. Apparently, groups with “patriot” or “tea-party” or “9/12” in their names were subjected to additional questioning and burdensome oversight via the […]
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Philosophy, Theology and Derrida versus van Til
30 Apr 2013
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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