Obfuscation is the Mother of Invention
As a member of the next generation of economists, I was glad to receive a short education in econometrics earlier today, which previous generations will certainly be familiar with, to the point of it being a cliche.
Now the problem reveals itself to be related directly to the quantity of upper extreme appendages normally attached to […]
Sanctuary
This article at Christianity Today gives some of the history of the principle of sanctuary, and perhaps hints at a legitimate role for the church against statism. But it falls short of understanding fundamental subtleties on law.
“As a product of a time when justice was rough and crude,” law professor Wayne Logan summarized in […]
Opportunity Cost and Immigration
I have little or no pity for the roofers, drywallers, textile workers, etc., who have lost their jobs to immigrants.Why should they be protected from competition? According to what principle?Let’s say two individuals make widgets. Joe and Larry. Who should you buy a widget from? Let’s assume they are of equal quality. Then you buy […]
Africa IS Growing!
and fast in some places.
This table shows growth rates which are very positive. Why the benefits now? What has changed?
No Seatbelts for Student Drivers
This story got me thinking.
If taxi drivers in Russia and the Ukraine don’t wear seatbelts as way of signaling (a la Cowen) to passengers that they are safe drivers, perhaps we ought to make teenagers drive without seatbelts for a while. Or maybe all drivers should go without seatbelts.
I’ve got it! Give them […]
Anarcho-Capitalism and Christianity
What is central to the question of Anarcho-Capitalism and Christianity is the role, source, and execution of law.
Christianity is wholly consistent with a Natural Rights understanding of the scope of law. It is also especially consistent with a Common Law process for derivation of law. Finally, Christianity is peculiarly inconsistent with a […]
Just a Bad Dream
Some people really are scared of militant Muslims. They think that there are tens of millions of these enemies out there whose ultimate desire is world domination under Islam. They want to build giant walls around America, but with only a fraction of the military force behind those walls, with the rest parading about the […]
Of Capitalism and Christianity
Unregenerate humans are self-interested. Capitalism attempts to channel this aspect of human nature most productively by offering compelling incentives for action.
Christians can overcome self-interest by responding to the call of Christ and obeying His commands.
The response to Christ does not guarantee positive social or personal outcomes! Rather, we are promised persecution and trials, in short […]
See See You
I attended Colorado Christian University from Fall of ‘94 to Spring of ‘95. Just one year. Long enough to get drunk for the first time in my life, start and break off three romantic relationships, smell my first pot, and get my first full time job. Long enough to rack up a […]
Youth hate church, too. Not just men.
Acton Institute is a liberty and Catholicism thinktank that welcomes all Christians into their discussion about Religion and Liberty.
Today they quote Bonhoeffer, “Do not try to make the church relevant.”
Ouch. What do these guys make of that quote?
The point is that most young adults quit church by the time they are 25.
Why?
And what about […]