Apparently not in Florida. Here is writer Robert Schlesinger at The New Republic: “The market is rational and government is dumb,” Dick Armey, one of the leaders of the 1994 Republican Revolution, liked to say. That used to be a cornerstone...
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Is Capitalism Good for Us?
Here is a very interesting debate between Mary Hirschfeld and Eugene McCarraher at Villanova University. Hirscheld is the author of Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy. McCarraher is the author of The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the...
Episode 55: The History of “Free Enterprise”
In conservative political circles, the idea of “free enterprise” is revered with a religious zeal. This is especially interesting as these political ideals are often held by evangelical Christians. Host John Fea explores American religious history’s “business turn.” They are joined...
Congressional Budget Office: 22 Million People Will Lose Healthcare By 2026
The Washington Post reports on this. A few quick thoughts: The defenders of the Senate bill to replace the Affordable Care Act believe that the free market is the answer to all of our problems. They are free to believe this....