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Social Democracy Saves Capitalism: ‘Tyranny, Inc.,’ Part 2

Sohrab Ahmari takes a long, historical view of capitalism and finds one period in the...

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Economic Coercion and ‘Tyranny, Inc.’ by Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari shows how coercion operates in the American economy, especially in its most recent...

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A Rich Man Follows All the Old Rules. Or Does He?

A rich man asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life. It would seem to be...

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The Temple, Jesus, and the Little Traditions of Village Life

“Destroy this temple and I will rebuild it in three days.” (John 2:19) Could Jesus,...

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September 25, 2022

Pope at Economy of Francesco: A Rich Heritage – Except for the Planet

Pope Francis on Saturday spoke to a gathering of about 1000 young people in Assisi....

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July 28, 2022

The Year of the Lord’s favor: What Happened to it after Jesus?

The year of the Lord’s favor – that’s what Luke says Jesus preached in Nazareth...

July 10, 2022

Debt and Debt Forgiveness from Ancient Sumer to Jesus

Debt is a major part of economic behavior in the modern world. That hardly distinguishes...

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April 19, 2022

Trickle-Up Economics, Natural but not Inevitable, History Shows

Thinking about Debt with Michael Hudson Jesus, a non-believer in trickle-up economics, chases the money...

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March 21, 2022

Anthony Annett Applies Catholic Social Teaching to Economics of Rich and Poor

Virtue and economics go together in the work of Anthony Annett. In an age that...

March 14, 2022

The Eye of a needle and the Man who would Earn Eternal Life

Two individuals ask Jesus the same question. Two straightforward answers are given, but they are...

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February 01, 2022

While Debt Sinks Nations, Some Hear Jesus’ Call for Jubilee

At Mass on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, I paid special attention to the...

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April 13, 2020

A Jubilee — What if We Had One Today?

An Imaginative Economic Venture This is a strange economic time, this time of the covid-19...

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September 02, 2019

Conversion of an Angel: Some Corporations Show it can be Done

Writing about corporations is a strange way to honor labor – unless it’s about a...

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June 25, 2018

Two Spiritualities of Banking—Dad’s and Wall Street’s

Banking is spiritual? That’s the idea here, also that the kind of spirituality matters. William...

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