Religion
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Modern Economics and What the Buddha Taught
“At its root, economic self-interest means taking responsibility for one’s own survival and material well-being; it means taking care of oneself so as not to burden society, which lays the foundation for a happiness based on achievement and self-worth.” ~ Robert Edward Gordon
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Happy 2023: Adam and God
“What is the place of God in our ethics? What is our nature? What is our civilization? Which way is up? The Smith tercentenary is a special opportunity to come together in Adam Smith.” ~ Daniel B. Klein
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Markets Feed the Poor, Government Creates Them – The Misguided Economics of Pope Francis
“We should be wary of eating the seed corn – but also wary of killing the proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs. The world’s poor deserve no less than the full opportunity of market exchange.” ~ Hannah Mead Kling, Julia R. Norgaard & Nikolai G. Wenzel
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When Giving Is Smart and When It Isn’t
“If a charity proves to be ineffective or corrupt, its donors vanish; when the welfare department squanders public money and perpetuates social problems across generations, it usually gets more tax revenue.” ~ Lawrence W. Reed
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Putting Affirmative Action to the Question
“In the world of identity politics, religion is not as important as race unless the religion in question merits concern on the basis of the intersectional hierarchy of victimhood.” ~ Kody W. Cooper
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What Conservatives Have Forgotten about Subsidiarity and the Common Good
“Since each entity has protected duties and powers, interventions are only warranted when a community is in need and unable to meet its responsibilities. The government is not given license to adventure into others’ spheres.” ~ Andy Smarick
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Jubilee and Student Loan Forgiveness
“Today, we have modern governments, which have significantly more power to tinker with economic incentives, monitoring and enforcing policies that ostensibly benefit the commonweal.” ~ Michael D. Thomas and Anthony Gill
