Comparing North and Latin American Economic Performance [new The Good Life column]

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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “What explains the dramatic differences in economic performance between the two Americas? “Take some World Bank GDP numbers — one measure of economic success. We want people to make an adequate living, especially poor people who are struggling. And if we are ambitious, we want people to live […]

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The real father of modern philosophy — Bacon versus Descartes

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[At the beginning of the new academic year, a re-visiting of the beginnings of modern philosophy.] I vote for Francis Bacon. . . The standard answer gives the honor to René Descartes. Descartes’s claim to the title is based primarily on his epistemology — specifically his method of doubt. The method of doubt is both

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Podemos culpar Keynes pelo keynesianismo?

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Em nossa era de economia keynesiana sob efeito de esteróides, devemos perguntar: quão próxima está a prática keynesiana da teoria keynesiana original? A principal alegação que levou John Maynard Keynes à fama foi a sua defesa de gastos via déficit público como uma ferramenta de recuperação econômica. Em uma economia em depressão, segue o argumento,

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The ethics of sacrifice, National Socialist version

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A fascinating brief item from the Library of Social Science‘s site. All German soldiers swore an oath to Adolf Hitler, vowing, “I shall at all times be prepared to give my life.” Similarly, those in the Schutzstaffel, or SS, vowed “absolute allegiance unto death.” Hitler drew the following conclusion, as he and the National Socialist

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Interview with entrepreneurs Magatte Wade and Michael Strong — Transcript

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Interview conducted at Rockford University by Stephen Hicks and sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Hicks: Hi, I’m Stephen Hicks. I am executive director of The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship here at Rockford University. My two guests today spoke at Rockford University on the themes of entrepreneurship and ethics. With me is

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Religion and the Verdict of History [new Theist vs. Atheist series column]

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The opening of my final column in the Theist vs. Atheist debate series at EveryJoe: “To evaluate religion’s track record we need to specify our evaluative benchmarks and identify whether we are evaluating religion generically or a particular religion. “A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, and my primary benchmark is this: Does it

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