Avik Roy and John Hood recently launched what they hope will be a movement, Freedom Conservatism. In consultation with others of like mind, they drafted a statement of principles. It’s available on their website, freedomconservatism.org. One can debate the principles and their formulations. . . . . Continue Reading »
You cannot have a strong nation or a strong economy without strong families. Continue Reading »
No doubt globalization has had adverse consequences for some Americans; it has also helped lift as many as two billion people out of abject poverty. Continue Reading »
A couple of years ago I stumbled upon a cult. Browsing in a secondhand bookshop, I picked up R. H. Tawney’s Religion and the Rise of Capitalism and, remembering a vague resolution to read it one day, took it to the counter. The fresh-faced student at the cash register was delighted. . . . . Continue Reading »
Fr. Robert Sirico joins the podcast to talk about his recent book, The Economics of the Parables. Continue Reading »
Matthew Hennessey joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Visible Hand: A Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market. Continue Reading »
Jeff Rubin joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization. Continue Reading »
First Things remains an indispensable voice for a politics of community, demanding that we treat our own better, and that we not favor the international financial class over the people who are the backbone of our society. Continue Reading »
A war is slowly brewing. It pits parents against their children and children against their parents. Longstanding social and economic trends are creating tensions between the generations. These trends, which show no sign of abating, have largely escaped the attention of the public and are rarely . . . . Continue Reading »
Beyond rhetoric about the common good, what will the administration offer the common man? Continue Reading »
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