Slate is running a piece by Brooke Donatone, a therapist at New York University counseling services, who notes that her clients from the millennial generation are struggling toward adulthood. Amy (not her real name), for example, has been depressed since her first year in college, and cannot balance homework, laundry, and a part-time job. Donatone cites […]

Two Federal appeals have been addressed by the United States Supreme Court today.  First, the Court refused to hear an appeal from Amazon.com which had argued that it should not be required by the State of New York to collect sales taxes the same way as physical retailers do since it does not have a […]

Now, I’m all for someone making money if they are providing a value added service.  But what, pray tell, is the service Mrs. Clinton is providing?  Why does the Chicago Mercantile Exchange find Mrs. Clinton’s leadership experience in financial leadership compelling enough that it would pay that kind of money? It cannot be her famed […]

In our house church for the past several months we’ve had the privilege of studying the book of Job. I saw an economic application that I thought I’d share with you. While we’re not certain of the exact time of the writing of Job, we do think that the story of Job is very old. […]

In case some were not aware. not only was Friday, November 22 the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but also the 50th anniversary of the deaths of both C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley.  Lewis is of course well-known and loved by many Christians as an apologist of sorts as […]

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 […]

And ye, O peoples, to whom God gave the liberty to choose your own magistrates, see to it that ye do not forfeit this favor by electing to the positions of highest honor, rascals and enemies of God. From Calvin’s Commentary on Samuel.  No additional comment needed, the quote says it all.  We were warned.

My colleague Jeffrey Haymond has written a nice blog concerning cronyism in the Obamacare debacle.  I am addressing a different but equally important problem—where do we go from here? The Affordable Care Act (now the favorite title for liberals), known popularly as Obamacare is under increasing criticism.  Republicans and conservatives are in the forefront of […]

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. I’ll leave to you Bereans to ponder why this may be applicable to today’s political economy.  There are no bonus prizes (since this should be obvious), but you can provide your thoughts in the comments.. Keep them as nice as you can, even though […]

Or do we have the heart of Crony Capitalism and Crony Politics?  The following are so obviously wrong they need little comment; you Bereans will know the wrong as you review. First up, we have Congress packing the bill with all sorts of negatives for us, then Mr. Obama invents a law to allow Congressional […]