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How free trade creates economic and moral bonds

May 05, 2017 • by Joseph Sunde

How free trade creates economic and moral bonds

In our discussions about free trade, it can be easy to focus only on short-term disruptions or long-term material gains, using either to argue for or against it on behalf of the poor. Continue Reading...

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May 05, 2017

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — April 2017 report

Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2017

Other people’s money: The real problem with Dallas’ public pension woes

When I was growing up, my brother and I would occasionally play something akin to penny poker, doling out an equal amount of “chips,” in whatever form they took, and playing until someone took the whole pile. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2017

Pope Francis’s attack on ‘libertarian individualism’ not about libertarians

The following essay appeared Friday, May 5, 2017, at Crux. In a recent message by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Social Science he outlines some moral concerns about a phenomenon he sees as invading (his term) “high levels of culture and education in both universities and in schools,” namely “libertarian individualism.” Continue Reading...

May 04, 2017

Trump and Macron vs. Bastiat and Pope John Paul II on trade deficits

The trade deficit has been in the news on both sides of the Atlantic in recent days. Shortly before winning the first round of the French presidential elections, Emmanuel Macron said, “Germany benefits from the imbalances within the eurozone and achieves very high trade surpluses. Continue Reading...

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Are millennials forgetting the formative power of the family?

According to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the values and priorities of young adults are shifting dramatically from those of generations past, particularly when it comes to work, education, and family. Continue Reading...

May 04, 2017

Remembering Edward Ericson, Calvin College teacher and Solzhenitsyn scholar

If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. Continue Reading...

May 04, 2017

Explainer: What you should know about Puerto Rico’s ‘Bankruptcy’

What just happened? Yesterday the governor of Puerto Rico announced the island would seek to deal with its $70 billion debt crisis in federal bankruptcy court, marking the largest municipal “bankruptcy” filing in U.S. Continue Reading...

May 03, 2017

Understanding the President’s Cabinet: Homeland Security Secretary

Note: This is post #15 in a weekly series of explanatory posts on the officials and agencies included in the President’s Cabinet. See the series introduction here. Cabinet position: Secretary of Homeland Security Department: Department of Homeland Security Current Secretary: John F. Continue Reading...

May 03, 2017

The two-fold ministry of Jesus

“Jesus not only sought to bring a spiritual salvation,” says Abraham Kuyper in this week’s Acton Commentary, “but also countered human misery and did so up until the very end.” He fed the thousands and healed the sick; the blind could see, the mute could speak, and the dead were raised. Continue Reading...

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How free trade creates economic and moral bonds

How free trade creates economic and moral bonds

Latest Posts

Unemployment as economic-spiritual indicator — April 2017 report

Other people’s money: The real problem with Dallas’ public pension woes

Pope Francis’s attack on ‘libertarian individualism’ not about libertarians

Trump and Macron vs. Bastiat and Pope John Paul II on trade deficits

Are millennials forgetting the formative power of the family?

Remembering Edward Ericson, Calvin College teacher and Solzhenitsyn scholar

Explainer: What you should know about Puerto Rico’s ‘Bankruptcy’

Understanding the President’s Cabinet: Homeland Security Secretary

The two-fold ministry of Jesus

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