Conservative Economics
#186 God Made Us Rich
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Read More#179 Artificial Intelligence is Pretty Smart
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/179-Artificial-Intelligence-is-Pretty-Smart.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreArtificial intelligence can view a photo of a person’s face and correctly identify their political leanings 61% of the time. That’s because conservatives smile and liberals don’t. If you want to be happy, choose conservatism. Artificial intelligence can view…
Read More#178 Economic Freedom Must be Defended
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Read More#176 The Definition of Poverty
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/176-The-Definition-of-Poverty.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | More The Biden administration is considering changing the definition of poverty to be a relative term related to the lower end of the income spectrum. That would guarantee that “The poor will always be with you.” This is perhaps the most…
Read More#173 Simple Rules for a Complex World
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Read More#170 Tax Policy and The Poor
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Read More#167 Values and the Poor
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/167-Values-and-the-Poor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreThe poor get rich by practicing a system of values. Since Americans are less interested in religion, having children, hard work, community involvement, and education, the passing lane into wealth is wide open. The Wall Street Journal recently published…
Read More#166 Where DEI Goes to DIE
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/166-Where-DEI-Goes-to-DIE.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs discriminate, so they can’t survive the market. President Biden is requiring all federal agencies to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team. It seems like the Dems want to distribute everything equally, except votes. …
Read More#164 The Redistribution Scheme
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Read More#146 Power Corrupts
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Read More#141 Christianity is Good for you
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Read More#135 Economics is the Study of Life
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Read More#132 Work as Recreation
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Read More#131 Abraham & Wealth Migration
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Read More#130 Imagine That
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Read More#129 President Biden’s Road to Serfdom
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Read More#128 Limiting Urban Sprawl
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Read More#127 The Christian Economics of School Shootings
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Read More#126 The Economics of Abortion
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Read More#120 War Makes Us All Poorer
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Read More#118 Scriptural Specialization & Vladimir Putin
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