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The future of the family shouldn’t be shaped by economic pessimism
Birthrates across the Western world are in free-fall, with more and more adults opting for fewer and fewer kids (if any at all), and making such decisions later and later in life. In 2017, fertility rates in America hit a record low for the second year in a row. The reasons for the decline are numerous, ranging from expansions in opportunity to increases in gender equality to basic shifts in personal priorities. According to a recent survey conducted by the...
Can Bitcoin solve the classic problems of money?
The digital currency Bitcoin has not only attracted a lot of interest from investors, but it has raised some intriguing economic and financial questions. Economists and other theorists have long grappled with problems such as inflation, counterfeiting or money laundering. When we are talking about money in a digital world, however, we may have specific problems like scarcity and trust issues. Inflation Bitcoin is based on the underlying block chain technology (see this explainer). Each time a user discovers a...
The economics of ideas
Note: This is post #84 in a weekly video series on basic economics. What spurs the growth of new ideas? The vital factor is institutions, which serve as the soil where ideas are planted, says Alex Tabarrok in this video by Marginal Revolution University. While it may seem like ideas grow at random, the truth is you need a set of key ingredients, say Tabarook, or what we call “institutions.” (If you find the pace of the videos too slow,...
5 things Christians and Muslims can agree on
At Acton University, Turkish Islamic scholar, Mustafa Akyol, gave multiple lectures on Islam, discussing topics ranging from its history to its controversial practices. Akyol has been speaking at Acton University for many years now and is a respected scholar in fields of Islam, politics, and Turkish affairs. He is a critic of Islamic extremism and the author of the influential book Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty. After attending both of Akyol’s lectures, a few points stood out...
FAQ: The 2018 NATO summit’s two key issues
Donald Trump has just left Brussels after a two-day NATO summit after he raised two key issues. Here’s what you need to know. What were the main two key issues raised at the NATO summit? President Trump objected to Germany’s agreement to build an energy pipeline with Russia, and he repeated his insistence that member nations spend at least two percent of GDP on national defense. Why did he say Germany is “controlled by Russia”? Donald Trump opened the summit...
RELIGION & LIBERTY
How to Wrestle with God before Wrestling with Your Spouse
  How to Wrestle with God Before Wrestling with Your Spouse   By: Alisha Headley   “When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.”Proverbs 10:19   Have you ever spoken your mind to your spouse, and the words you spokeled to arguments? Have there been times that you wish you could take back your words?   I can’t...
May 21, 2026
Knowing Your Love Language Can Enhance Your Marriage
  How Knowing Your Love Language Can Enhance Your Marriage   By: Amanda Idleman   You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.Galatians 5:13   Serving one another humbly in love captures the entire mission of marriage. When we say I do after making big...
May 21, 2026
Ingsoc in Embryo
  In November 2023, the conservative British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, had an article by the newspaper’s deputy editor, an economic journalist, lamenting the country’s low rate of saving. In September 2024, it had an article by the newspaper’s deputy economics editor lamenting the country’s addiction to saving.   Perhaps the articles were not contradictory, strictly speaking. The first contained the following...
May 21, 2026
Where to Find the Strength You Need to Keep Going
  Where to find the strength you need to keep going   October 25   “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my...
May 21, 2026
Seeing the Goodness of the Lord Again After Disaster
  “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13   It’s been a disastrous year for many who have been facing loss, destruction, and suffering. After our family went through a destructive storm, I remember thinking how other people in the world were just going about their usual day,...
May 21, 2026
Busting the Myths About Article V Conventions
  Law Liberty recently featured an excellent exchange between John Grove and Mark Pulliam on state nullification as a way to respond to federal overreach and infringements on liberty.   There is, however, an alternative. The Constitution’s Article V permits constitutional amendments through a state-based process of proposal and ratification. The Framers designed this procedure to enable the states to bypass Congress...
May 21, 2026
The Misplaced Search for Meaning
  In 1955, sociologist Albert Cohen published a now classic title in the criminological canon, Delinquent Boys. The book attempted to explain what Cohen described as “non-utilitarian” delinquency: acts of defiance demonstrating no objective purpose. There was no remunerative value to the actions, no obvious emotional fulfillment motivating them. Often these acts occurred in a gang setting, imbuing them with a...
May 21, 2026
Draghi’s Dirigisme
  When faced with a trade-off between security and liberty, it’s often said, Europeans will invariably choose security while Americans prefer liberty. That adage holds less true these days. Consider, for instance, how much of the US Federal Budget is spent on entitlements, not to mention the refusal of American legislators and citizens alike to contemplate any retraction whatsoever of the...
May 21, 2026
A Peaceful Thought
  Weekly Overview:   One of the most powerful marks of a believer is transcendent peace. This world offers us no reason to be peaceful. It offers us no reason to be without stress, burdens, cares, and total frustration. But we serve a God who offers us peace in the midst of any circumstance. We serve a God in whom all true...
May 21, 2026
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