Milton Friedman: An Economics of Love
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review Online
The libertarianism of Rand (and she hated the word “libertarian”) was based on an economics of resentment of the “moochers” and “loafers,” the sort of thing that leads one to call a book The Virtue of Selfishness. Friedman’s libertarianism was based on an economics of love: for real human beings leading real human lives with real human needs and real human challenges.
Burke’s Wise Counsel on Religious Liberty and Freedom
William F. Byrne, The Imaginative Conservative
One thing which made religion a key to virtue was the humility which Christianity promoted. Most of our political and social problems, Burke believed, stemmed ultimately from vanity, the chief of the vices.
Wilhelm Roepke and the Limits of Markets
Scott Galupo, The American Conservative
For Roepke, the market economy depended for its proper function on moral goods outside of itself: the bourgeois virtues, for example, inculcated by families, churches, and communities; and public-spirited elites capable of adjudicating disputes with an eye toward the long run.
How Welfare’s Work Requirements Make a Difference in Lives
Collette Caprara, The Foundry
On July 12, the Obama Administration issued a directive to gut welfare reform of its work requirements. But those who work closely with individuals in need understand the critical principles of personal responsibility and self-reliance.
