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#85 Safety vs Freedom
#85 Safety vs Freedom The intersection of Christianity and Economics is freedom. Since we can’t make it a perfect world, the Christian Worldview favors freedom over safety. The intersection of Christianity and Economics is freedom. We believe God, the greatest being any human ever conceived of, gives us humans the freedom to accept or reject…
Read More#84 Big Tech as Big Brother
#84 Big Tech as Big Brother Christian Economists don’t want a Big Brother, because we have a Good Father. The Free Market Forum is a conference supported by Hillsdale College in Michigan. I have attended a few times and always learned something valuable about the interaction of Christianity and Economics. A couple years ago, there…
Read More#83 Secular Stagnation
Secular Stagnation Secular stagnation is caused by economic policies that are rooted in a non-Christian worldview. “The award for shortest-lived economic theory in history goes to Larry Summers for Secular Stagnation.” That’s a quip I wrote to a friend a few years ago. Here’s the background. There were questions about why the economy was not…
Read More#82 Shopping Cart Economics
The Economics of Self-Governing Self-governing is a Christian concept that improves economic outcomes for all consumers. The Shopping cart theory Here’s a story that’s been going around the social media outlets. The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing. To return the shopping cart is an easy,…
Read More#81 Private Property
Private Property Private property is Christian because it was God-ordained in the “Don’t steal” commandment. Private property produces better economic outcomes because we protect what we own. Elizabeth Warren wants to use the private property of her name and the private property of her Senate seat to claim private property of a bill she has…
Read More#80 Incentivizing Sloth
Incentivizing Sloth The US Government has increased unemployment benefits, which means many workers are paid more to stay home than to work. The Christian worldview clearly states that we should not incentivize sloth. In the Wall Street Journal this week, Daniel Henninger asks “Is the American work ethic dying?” and the subtitle reads, “Covid…
Read More#79 There is No Free Manna
There is No Free Manna Profligate spending is not Biblical because it violates the scriptural truths about fair measures and stealing. It harms the poor, the old, and the young. Manna in the desert was free. Government money in 2021 is not. Joe Biden is not God, Janet Yellen is not Moses and…
Read More#78 Are We Born Good?
Are we Born Good? 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, who moved to the U.S. when she was in high school, referenced…
Read More#77 A Country Without Borders
A Country Without Borders National borders are Biblical. They should be enforced in a way that cares for neighbors, protects Biblically endorsed private property, and promotes economic thriving. Biblical Economic Policy – https://amzn.to/2Su5p7l
Read More#76 Central Planning STILL Does Not Work
Central Planning STILL Does Not Work Lovers of democracy should not admire totalitarians who build bridges to nowhere with other peoples’ money. Central planners lack perfect information and perfect intent.
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