The solidification of British national identity around Protestant piety, liberty, empire, and commerce played a significant yet under-discussed role in abolishing slavery
Eamonn BellinMarch 13, 2025
Milton Friedman, though greatly enamored with Adam Smith, misrepresented Smith’s concept of self-interest
James RowellAugust 7, 2024
“Gain all you can”; “Save all you can”; “Give all you can.” This was John Wesley’s maxim for gaining and spending money.
Erik MatsonOctober 11, 2023
Balancing the scales of liberty and equality is both a free-market and a Christian concern.
James RowellMay 15, 2023
There are several reasons reparations may not solve America’s problems
James RowellMay 8, 2023
Surprisingly, the first thinker to produce a systematic treatise on what’s today called Economics was Renaissance-era Dominican monk St. Antonio of Florence.
Antonio GraceffoFebruary 14, 2023
In The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? Michael Sandel eloquently argues a sobering idea: America can pursue meritocracy or the common good, but not both.
James DiddamsJuly 23, 2021
Proponents of religious economy theory point to evidence suggesting that religious adherence decreases when a government actively promotes a church or hinders other beliefs.
Mark MeltonOctober 28, 2020
At this point, it is necessary to discuss the rhetoric utilized by the White House and US Congress regarding Venezuela, compared to how senior US military commanders discuss the situation and the possibility of US military action in the South American country.
W. Alejandro SanchezMay 8, 2019