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Does the Bible Have Anything to Say About Our Economy?

A Discussion of Thomas D. Simpson’s Capitalism versus Socialism “Preface”

6 min readFeb 2, 2024

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What are the Virtues?

A Discussion of Mark O’Keefe’s Virtues Abounding “Introduction”

5 min readDec 1, 2023

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Why is Our Culture Hostile to Capitalism?

Part 1 of a Discussion of Peter Foster’s Why We Bite the Invisible Hand Chapter 1 “Cardboard Cut-out Capitalism”

5 min readApr 7, 2023

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It All Went Wrong in 1913

A Discussion of Oliver DeMille’s 1913 Chapter 1 “The Turning Point of Freedom”

4 min readJan 6, 2023

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Historically, Poor was Normal

A Discussion of Bourgeois Equality Chapter 1 “The World is Pretty Rich, But Once was Poor”

5 min readJul 28, 2021

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Why We Cannot Afford Free

Part 3 of A Discussion of Thomas D. Simpson’s Capitalism versus Socialism Chapter 5 “The Welfare State”

7 min read3 days ago

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Outsourcing Charity to the Government: What Do the Givers and Recipients Lose?

Part 2 of A Discussion of Thomas D. Simpson’s Capitalism versus Socialism Chapter 5 “The Welfare State”

5 min readApr 13, 2024

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Has the U.S. Free Market System Been Converted into a Welfare State?

Part 1 of A Discussion of Thomas D. Simpson’s Capitalism versus Socialism Chapter 5 “The Welfare State”

6 min readApr 5, 2024

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Fascism and Communism Have More in Common Than You May Realize

Part 2 of A Discussion of Thomas D. Simpson’s Capitalism versus Socialism Chapter 4 “Communism and Fascism”

7 min readMar 29, 2024

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Communism: The Dream that Never Could Be

Part 1 of A Discussion of Thomas D. Simpson’s Capitalism versus Socialism Chapter 4 “Communism and Fascism”

8 min readMar 22, 2024

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Ellen Clardy, PhD

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