Misplaced Indignation
In a recent speech he gave at a meeting of the US Chamber of Commerce, President Obama had this to say:Notice the words he chose to communicate his message:"If we're fighting to reform the tax code and increase exports, the benefits cannot just translate into greater...
Hating the Sight of Your Voice
Recently I was asked to do an interview for a group called the Search for Common Ground. It's an organization led by my friend Jonah Wittkamper aimed at connecting young leaders from across the political spectrum. Fair warning: this is pretty juicy stuff. ]]>
The Love of Man
Christians love to bash the popular forms of idolatry. From the love of money to the love of power to the love of self, we have no problem saying that each are bad in earthly application.We don’t, however, talk enough about the love of man, otherwise known as...
Seduced by Socialism
A few months back I posted something on “First Principles” and the need for advocates of traditional, free-market values to familiarize themselves with some of the basic defenses and explanations of those values. I was reminded of this during President...
God and Man at Wheaton
In 1951, 25-year old William Buckley wrote God and Man at Yale, the book that would launch his career as perhaps America’s most popular and influential conservative throughout the rise of the modern conservative movement in the second half of the...
Remember, Envy is a Deadly Sin
Originally posted at www.OpenMarket.orgThis morning, The Economist led with an interesting article about global income inequality. The article discusses the prevalent view that income inequality is bad for society. This view is broken...
Softer Hearts, Thicker Skins
It has become wildly popular these days to condemn the “tone” of political discourse in this country. While I am always in favor of any promotion of treating others with civility and respect, few things rub me the wrong way quite like news pundits and...
Faith and the American Dream
The American Dream has become somewhat of a muddled concept, the tricky part being that it means plenty of different things to plenty of different people.An entrepreneur may see it as the fulfillment of a deep-seated vision: a successful invention, a profitable...
Ricochet
My new favorite website to frequent during the day is Ricochet.com. It’s a fantastic place for Center-Right dialogue, discourse and debate. Yesterday I performed my weekly ritual and enjoyed the latest Ricochet podcast, which included the regular hosts,...
