There is a growing interest in the West with the idea of a “Buddhist economics.” The German E.F. Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered (1973) was the […]
Tag: Religion
Happy 2023: Adam and God
The turning of the New Year is a time for cheer and refreshed hope. Happy 2023! It is also a time for reflection, however, and we cannot escape the fact […]
Markets Feed the Poor, Government Creates Them – The Misguided Economics of Pope Francis
On November 28, Pope Francis lamented the recent rise of individualism, which he linked to a rise in violence. While his counsel contains a valuable lesson in charity, it also […]
When Giving Is Smart and When It Isn’t
With the Christmas season upon us, thoughts are turning to the matter of gifts and giving. Such matters generally invoke joy in people of all ages, but not always. Sometimes […]
Putting Affirmative Action to the Question
For a couple of generations now, the Supreme Court’s position on affirmative action has been that “race consciousness” in university admissions is a constitutional means to achieve student body diversity. […]
What Conservatives Have Forgotten about Subsidiarity and the Common Good
There is a reason so much energy was spent over the last several centuries stopping the consolidation of government power. After ages of appalling wars, abuses of authority, and squandering […]
Jubilee and Student Loan Forgiveness
Debt forgiveness is in the air, and everywhere can be heard the jubilant cries from college graduates and attendees who have yet to pay off their loans, many of which […]