Christian Worldview
#195 From God to Government
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Read More#193 Who is Getting Shanghaied in Trade?
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Read More#190 We’ve Never Run Out of Anything
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Read More#187 ChatGPT has Assumptions
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Read More#186 God Made Us Rich
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Read More#184 Competition is More Effective Than Regulations
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Read More#183 Who Should Care for the Homeless
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Read More#163 Who Owns Education?
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Read More#78 Are We Born Good?
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/78-Are-We-Born-Good.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | More We are not born good. The Christian Worldview explains how fallen people are called to redeem the world by increasing consumer surplus for their neighbors. Chloe Zhao, received the Oscar for best director for her film Nomadland. Ms Zhao,…
Read More#20 Taxes that Care for Widows & Orphans
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Read More#18 Love Your Neighbor
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Read More#17 Don’t Covet
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Read More#16 Building Up or Tearing Down
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Read More#13 No Crash Diets
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Read More#9 The poor will NOT always be with you
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Read More#4 The Commanding Heights
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Read More#3 1 vs 100
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Read More#2 The Prophet Who Made a Profit
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